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Date Decision
March 22, 1988
Date Argument
November 09, 1987
Decision Type
opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations
485 U.S. 312 108 S. Ct. 1157 1988 U.S. LEXIS 1445
99 L. Ed. 2d 333
Docket
86-803
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
protester, demonstrator, picketer or pamphleteer (non-employment related), or non-indigent loiterer
Respondent
State
District of Columbia
Vote Detail
Issue/Legal Provision (1 of 2)
FIRST AMENDMENT
Protest Demonstrations (other Than As Pertains To Sit-in Demonstrations): Demonstrations And Other Forms Of Protest Based On First Amendment Guarantees
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
First Amendment (speech, press, and assembly)
Vote Coalition
5 - 3
Decision Direction
Liberal
Justice Votes
voted with majority or plurality
Stevens
O'Connor
Scalia
regular concurrence
Brennan
Marshall
dissent
White
Blackmun
Rehnquist
justice did not participate
Kennedy
Issue/Legal Provision (2 of 2)
FIRST AMENDMENT
Protest Demonstrations (other Than As Pertains To Sit-in Demonstrations): Demonstrations And Other Forms Of Protest Based On First Amendment Guarantees
