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Analysis Overview	Issues Summary	Frequency Distributions	Crosstab Reports	Case Details

Supreme Court Detail

Case Name	BARBARA J. NORMAN, et al. v. DOROTHY REED, et al. LEXIS \| Westlaw \| FindLaw \| CourtListener Note: FindLaw and CourtListener are free services.
Date Decision	January 14, 1992
Date Argument	October 07, 1991
Decision Type	opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations	502 U.S. 279 112 S. Ct. 698 1992 U.S. LEXIS 370 116 L. Ed. 2d 711
Docket	90-1126

Lower Court Detail

Court in which Case Originated	State Trial Court Illinois
Court whose Decision was Reviewed	State Supreme Court Illinois
Petitioner	political candidate, activist, committee, party, party member, organization, or elected official
Respondent	voter, prospective voter, elector, or a nonelective official seeking reapportionment or redistricting of legislative districts (POL)

Vote Detail

Issue/Legal Provision (1 of 1)	CIVIL RIGHTS Ballot Access (of Candidates And Political Parties) CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT First Amendment (association)
Vote Coalition	7 - 1
Decision Direction	Liberal
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality White Blackmun Rehnquist Stevens O'Connor Kennedy Souter dissent Scalia justice did not participate Thomas

Supreme Court Database Detail

SCDB ID

1991-022-01

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