2002 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3
United States, et al. v. American Library Association, Inc., et al.
539 U.S. 194 · 123 S. Ct. 2297 · 2003 U.S. LEXIS 4799
The record
- Term
- 2002
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 02-361
- U.S. Reports
- 539 U.S. 194
- S. Ct. citation
- 123 S. Ct. 2297
- LEXIS citation
- 2003 U.S. LEXIS 4799
How the bench divided
MMMMCCDDD
M 4 majorityC 2 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Clarence Thomas | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Judgment of the Court |
| Anthony Kennedy | Special concurrence |
| Stephen Breyer | Special concurrence |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
| David Souter | Dissent |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Dissent |
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