1999 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4
United States, et al. v. Playboy Entertainment Group, Inc.
529 U.S. 803 · 120 S. Ct. 1878 · 2000 U.S. LEXIS 3427
The record
- Term
- 1999
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 98-1682
- U.S. Reports
- 529 U.S. 803
- S. Ct. citation
- 120 S. Ct. 1878
- LEXIS citation
- 2000 U.S. LEXIS 3427
How the bench divided
MMMCCDDDD
M 3 majorityC 2 concurringD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| David Souter | Majority |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Regular concurrence |
| Clarence Thomas | Regular concurrence |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Dissent |
| Antonin Scalia | Dissent |
| Stephen Breyer | Dissent |
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