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Supreme Court Detail

Case Name	RANKIN et al. v. MCPHERSON LEXIS \| Westlaw \| FindLaw \| CourtListener Note: FindLaw and CourtListener are free services.
Date Decision	June 24, 1987
Date Argument	March 23, 1987
Decision Type	opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations	483 U.S. 378 107 S. Ct. 2891 1987 U.S. LEXIS 2875 97 L. Ed. 2d 315
Docket	85-2068

Lower Court Detail

Court in which Case Originated	Texas Southern U.S. District Court
Court whose Decision was Reviewed	U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Petitioner	governmental official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact Texas
Respondent	minority female governmental employee or job applicant Texas

Vote Detail

Issue/Legal Provision (1 of 1)	FIRST AMENDMENT First Amendment, Miscellaneous (cf. Comity: First Amendment) CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT First Amendment (speech, press, and assembly)
Vote Coalition	5 - 4
Decision Direction	Liberal
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Brennan Marshall Blackmun Stevens regular concurrence Powell dissent White Rehnquist O'Connor Scalia

Supreme Court Database Detail

SCDB ID

1986-151-01

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