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Analysis Case Count
208 (of 8,245 possible records)
Relevant Scope
1986 - 1986
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SCDB_2011_01
Search Reference Code
1101-POTLUCK-3903
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Case Name
ARKANSAS WRITERS' PROJECT, INC. v. RAGLAND, COMMISSIONER OF REVENUE OF ARKANSAS
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Date Decision
April 22, 1987
Date Argument
January 20, 1987
Decision Type
opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations
481 U.S. 221
107 S. Ct. 1722
1987 U.S. LEXIS 1815
95 L. Ed. 2d 209
Docket
85-1370
Lower Court Detail
Court in which Case Originated
State Trial Court
Arkansas
Court whose Decision was Reviewed
State Supreme Court
Arkansas
Petitioner
publisher, publishing company
Respondent
governmental official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact
Arkansas
Vote Detail
Issue/Legal Provision
(1 of 3)
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
State Or Local Government Tax
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
First Amendment (speech, press, and assembly)
Vote Coalition
7 - 2
Decision Direction
Conservative
Justice Votes
voted with majority or plurality
Brennan
White
Marshall
Blackmun
Powell
O'Connor
special concurrence
Stevens
dissent
Rehnquist
Scalia
Issue/Legal Provision
(2 of 3)
FIRST AMENDMENT
First Amendment, Miscellaneous (cf. Comity: First Amendment)
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
First Amendment (speech, press, and assembly)
Vote Coalition
7 - 2
Decision Direction
Liberal
Justice Votes
voted with majority or plurality
Brennan
White
Marshall
Blackmun
Powell
O'Connor
special concurrence
Stevens
dissent
Rehnquist
Scalia
Issue/Legal Provision
(3 of 3)
JUDICIAL POWER
Standing To Sue: Legal Injury
CONSTITUTION
Article III, Section 2, Paragraph 1 (case or controversy requirement)
Vote Coalition
7 - 2
Decision Direction
Liberal
Justice Votes
voted with majority or plurality
Brennan
White
Marshall
Blackmun
Powell
O'Connor
special concurrence
Stevens
dissent
Rehnquist
Scalia
Supreme Court Database Detail
SCDB ID
1986-075-01
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