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Supreme Court Detail

Case Name	TOMMY G. THOMPSON, SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, et al. v. WESTERN STATES MEDICAL CENTER et al. LEXIS \| Westlaw \| FindLaw \| CourtListener Note: FindLaw and CourtListener are free services.
Date Decision	April 29, 2002
Date Argument	February 26, 2002
Decision Type	opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations	535 U.S. 357 122 S. Ct. 1497 2002 U.S. LEXIS 3035 152 L. Ed. 2d 563
Docket	01-344

Lower Court Detail

Court in which Case Originated	Nevada U.S. District Court
Court whose Decision was Reviewed	U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Petitioner	Department or Secretary of Health and Human Services
Respondent	druggist, pharmacist, pharmacy

Vote Detail

Issue/Legal Provision (1 of 2)	FIRST AMENDMENT Commercial Speech, Excluding Attorneys CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT First Amendment (speech, press, and assembly)
Vote Coalition	5 - 4
Decision Direction	Liberal
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality O'Connor Scalia Kennedy Souter Thomas dissent Rehnquist Stevens Ginsburg Breyer
Issue/Legal Provision (2 of 2)	FIRST AMENDMENT Commercial Speech, Excluding Attorneys FEDERAL STATUTE Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic, and related statutes
Vote Coalition	5 - 4
Decision Direction	Liberal
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality O'Connor Scalia Kennedy Souter Thomas dissent Rehnquist Stevens Ginsburg Breyer

Supreme Court Database Detail

SCDB ID

2001-041-01

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