2001 term · Rehnquist Court · 8-1
Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc., et al. v. Village of Stratton et al.
536 U.S. 150 · 122 S. Ct. 2080 · 2002 U.S. LEXIS 4422
The record
- Term
- 2001
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 8-1
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 00-1737
- U.S. Reports
- 536 U.S. 150
- S. Ct. citation
- 122 S. Ct. 2080
- LEXIS citation
- 2002 U.S. LEXIS 4422
How the bench divided
MMMCCCCCD
M 3 majorityC 5 concurringD 1 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| David Souter | Regular concurrence |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Regular concurrence |
| Stephen Breyer | Regular concurrence |
| Antonin Scalia | Special concurrence |
| Clarence Thomas | Special concurrence |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
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