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Analysis Overview	Issues Summary	Frequency Distributions	Crosstab Reports	Case Details

Supreme Court Detail

Case Name	BOLGER et al. v. YOUNGS DRUG PRODUCTS CORP. LEXIS \| Westlaw \| FindLaw \| CourtListener Note: FindLaw and CourtListener are free services.
Date Decision	June 24, 1983
Date Argument	January 12, 1983
Decision Type	opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations	463 U.S. 60 103 S. Ct. 2875 1983 U.S. LEXIS 85 77 L. Ed. 2d 469
Docket	81-1590

Lower Court Detail

Court in which Case Originated	District Of Columbia U.S. District Court
Court whose Decision was Reviewed	District Of Columbia U.S. District Court
Petitioner	Postal Service and Post Office, or Postmaster General, or Postmaster
Respondent	drug manufacturer

Vote Detail

Issue/Legal Provision (1 of 2)	FIRST AMENDMENT Commercial Speech, Excluding Attorneys INFREQUENTLY LITIGATED STATUTES 39 U.S.C. § 3001
Vote Coalition	8 - 0
Decision Direction	Liberal
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality White Marshall Burger Blackmun Powell special concurrence Rehnquist Stevens O'Connor justice did not participate Brennan
Issue/Legal Provision (2 of 2)	FIRST AMENDMENT Commercial Speech, Excluding Attorneys CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT First Amendment (speech, press, and assembly)
Vote Coalition	8 - 0
Decision Direction	Liberal
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality White Marshall Burger Blackmun Powell special concurrence Rehnquist Stevens O'Connor justice did not participate Brennan

Supreme Court Database Detail

SCDB ID

1982-135-01

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