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Date Decision
April 20, 1983
Date Argument
January 18, 1983
Decision Type
opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations
461 U.S. 171 103 S. Ct. 1702 1983 U.S. LEXIS 154
75 L. Ed. 2d 736
Docket
81-1863
Lower Court Detail
Court in which Case Originated
District Of Columbia U.S. District Court
Court whose Decision was Reviewed
U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit (includes the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia but not the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, which has local jurisdiction)
Petitioner
United States
Respondent
protester, demonstrator, picketer or pamphleteer (non-employment related), or non-indigent loiterer
Vote Detail
Issue/Legal Provision (1 of 2)
FIRST AMENDMENT
First Amendment, Miscellaneous (cf. Comity: First Amendment)
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
First Amendment (speech, press, and assembly)
Vote Coalition
9 - 0
Decision Direction
Liberal
Justice Votes
voted with majority or plurality
Brennan
White
Burger
Blackmun
Powell
Rehnquist
O'Connor
special concurrence
Marshall
Stevens
Issue/Legal Provision (2 of 2)
FIRST AMENDMENT
First Amendment, Miscellaneous (cf. Comity: First Amendment)
