2001 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3
John D. Ashcroft, Attorney General, et al. v. The Free Speech Coalition et al.
535 U.S. 234 · 122 S. Ct. 1389 · 2002 U.S. LEXIS 2789
The record
- Term
- 2001
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 00-795
- U.S. Reports
- 535 U.S. 234
- S. Ct. citation
- 122 S. Ct. 1389
- LEXIS citation
- 2002 U.S. LEXIS 2789
How the bench divided
MMMMMCDDD
M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| David Souter | Majority |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority |
| Stephen Breyer | Majority |
| Clarence Thomas | Special concurrence |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Dissent |
| Antonin Scalia | Dissent |
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