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Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. v. Greenmoss Builders

Docket: 83-18
Citation: 472 U.S. 749 (1985)
Petitioner: Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.
Respondent: Greenmoss Builders

Case Media

Abstract

Argument: Wednesday, March 21, 1984
Reargument: Wednesday, October 3, 1984
Decision: Wednesday, June 26, 1985
Issues: First Amendment, Libel, Defamation

Advocates

Gordon Lee Garrett (on behalf of Petitioner)
Thomas F. Heilmann (on behalf of Respondent)

Facts of the Case

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Question

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Conclusion

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Supreme Court Justice Opinions and Votes (by Ideology)

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Decision: 5 votes for Greenmoss Builders, 4 vote(s) against
Legal Provision: Amendment 1: Speech, Press, and Assembly
Voted with the minority, joined Brennan's dissent
Marshall
Wrote a dissent
Brennan
Voted with the minority, joined Brennan's dissent
Stevens
Voted with the minority, joined Brennan's dissent
Blackmun
Wrote the judgment of the Court
Powell
Wrote a special concurrence
White
Voted with the majority
O'Connor
Wrote a special concurrence
Burger
Voted with the majority
Rehnquist
Judgment of the Court by Justice Lewis F. Powell, Jr.

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The Oyez Project, Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. v. Greenmoss Builders, 472 U.S. 749 (1985),
available at: <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1983/1983_83_18/>
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