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Supreme Court Detail

Case Name	AUSTIN, MICHIGAN SECRETARY OF STATE, et al. v. MICHIGAN STATE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE LEXIS \| Westlaw \| FindLaw \| CourtListener Note: FindLaw and CourtListener are free services.
Date Decision	March 27, 1990
Date Argument	October 31, 1989
Decision Type	opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations	494 U.S. 652 110 S. Ct. 1391 1990 U.S. LEXIS 1665 108 L. Ed. 2d 652
Docket	88-1569

Lower Court Detail

Court in which Case Originated	Michigan Western U.S. District Court
Court whose Decision was Reviewed	U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
Petitioner	governmental official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact Michigan
Respondent	nonprofit organization or business

Vote Detail

Issue/Legal Provision (1 of 2)	FIRST AMENDMENT Campaign Spending (cf. Governmental Corruption): CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT First Amendment (speech, press, and assembly)
Vote Coalition	6 - 3
Decision Direction	Liberal
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality White Marshall Blackmun Rehnquist regular concurrence Brennan Stevens dissent O'Connor Scalia Kennedy
Issue/Legal Provision (2 of 2)	FIRST AMENDMENT Campaign Spending (cf. Governmental Corruption): CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT Fourteenth Amendment (equal protection)
Vote Coalition	6 - 3
Decision Direction	Liberal
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality White Marshall Blackmun Rehnquist regular concurrence Brennan Stevens dissent O'Connor Scalia Kennedy

Supreme Court Database Detail

SCDB ID

1989-055-01

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