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Analysis Overview	Issues Summary	Frequency Distributions	Crosstab Reports	Case Details

Supreme Court Detail

Case Name	PAUL SCHENCK AND DWIGHT SAUNDERS v. PRO-CHOICE NETWORK OF WESTERN NEW YORK et al. LEXIS \| Westlaw \| FindLaw \| CourtListener Note: FindLaw and CourtListener are free services.
Date Decision	February 19, 1997
Date Argument	October 16, 1996
Decision Type	opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations	519 U.S. 357 117 S. Ct. 855 1997 U.S. LEXIS 1270 137 L. Ed. 2d 1
Docket	95-1065

Lower Court Detail

Court in which Case Originated	New York Western U.S. District Court
Court whose Decision was Reviewed	U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Petitioner	protester, demonstrator, picketer or pamphleteer (non-employment related), or non-indigent loiterer
Respondent	health organization or person, nursing home, medical clinic or laboratory, chiropractor

Vote Detail

Issue/Legal Provision (1 of 1)	PRIVACY Abortion: Including Contraceptives CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT First Amendment (speech, press, and assembly)
Split Vote Issue/Provision
Vote Coalition 1	6 - 3
Decision Direction 1	Liberal
Justice Votes 1 (split-vote)	voted with majority or plurality Rehnquist Stevens O'Connor Souter Ginsburg special concurrence Breyer dissent Scalia Kennedy Thomas
Vote Coalition 2	8 - 1
Decision Direction 2	Conservative
Justice Votes 2 (split-vote)	voted with majority or plurality Rehnquist Stevens O'Connor Souter Ginsburg special concurrence Scalia Kennedy Thomas dissent Breyer

Supreme Court Database Detail

SCDB ID

1996-024-01

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