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Analysis Overview	Issues Summary	Frequency Distributions	Crosstab Reports	Case Details

Supreme Court Detail

Case Name	RUTAN et al. v. REPUBLICAN PARTY OF ILLINOIS et al. LEXIS \| Westlaw \| FindLaw \| CourtListener Note: FindLaw and CourtListener are free services.
Date Decision	June 21, 1990
Date Argument	January 16, 1990
Decision Type	opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations	497 U.S. 62 110 S. Ct. 2729 1990 U.S. LEXIS 3298 111 L. Ed. 2d 52
Docket	88-1872

Lower Court Detail

Court in which Case Originated	Illinois Central U.S. District Court
Court whose Decision was Reviewed	U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
Petitioner	governmental employee or job applicant Illinois
Respondent	political candidate, activist, committee, party, party member, organization, or elected official

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 White Marshall Blackmun regular concurrence Stevens dissent Rehnquist O'Connor Scalia Kennedy

Supreme Court Database Detail

SCDB ID

1989-120-01

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