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Supreme Court Detail

Case Name	TEXAS MONTHLY, INC. v. BULLOCK, COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS OF STATE OF TEXAS, et al. LEXIS \| Westlaw \| FindLaw \| CourtListener Note: FindLaw and CourtListener are free services.
Date Decision	February 21, 1989
Date Argument	November 01, 1988
Decision Type	judgment of the Court (orally argued)
Citations	489 U.S. 1 109 S. Ct. 890 1989 U.S. LEXIS 662 103 L. Ed. 2d 1
Docket	87-1245

Lower Court Detail

Court in which Case Originated	State Trial Court Texas
Court whose Decision was Reviewed	State Appellate Court Texas
Petitioner	publisher, publishing company
Respondent	State Texas

Vote Detail

Issue/Legal Provision (1 of 2)	FIRST AMENDMENT Establishment Of Religion (other Than As Pertains To Parochiaid:) CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT First Amendment (establishment of religion)
Vote Coalition	6 - 3
Decision Direction	Liberal
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Marshall Stevens special concurrence White Blackmun O'Connor dissent Rehnquist Scalia Kennedy judgment of the Court Brennan
Issue/Legal Provision (2 of 2)	JUDICIAL POWER Standing To Sue: Legal Injury CONSTITUTION Article III, Section 2, Paragraph 1 (case or controversy requirement)
Vote Coalition	6 - 3
Decision Direction	Liberal
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Marshall Stevens special concurrence White Blackmun O'Connor dissent Rehnquist Scalia Kennedy judgment of the Court Brennan

Supreme Court Database Detail

SCDB ID

1988-029-01

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