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Zauderer v. Office Of Disciplinary Counsel

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Alan B. Morrison (on behalf of the Appellant)
H. Bartow Farr, III (on behalf of the Appellee)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
83-2166
Appellee: 
Office Of Disciplinary Counsel
Appellant: 
Zauderer
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1981-1986)
Opinion: 
471 U.S. 626 (1985)
Argued: 
Monday, January 7, 1985
Decided: 
Tuesday, May 28, 1985
Issues: 
Attorneys, Commercial Speech

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The Oyez Project, Zauderer v. Office Of Disciplinary Counsel , 471 U.S. 626 (1985)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1984/1984_83_2166)
(last visited Sunday, November 29, 2009).
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Question: 

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Decisions

Decision: 5 votes for Zauderer, 3 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Amendment 1: Speech, Press, and Assembly

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Voted with the minority, joined O'Connor's dissent
Burger
Wrote a regular concurrence
Brennan
Wrote the majority opinion
White
Voted with the majority, joined Brennan's concurrence
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Did not participate
Powell
Voted with the minority, joined O'Connor's dissent
Rehnquist
Voted with the majority
Stevens
Wrote a dissent
O'Connor

Full Opinion by Justice Byron R. White

Split Vote

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Voted with the majority, joined O'Connor's concurrence
Burger
Wrote a dissent
Brennan
Wrote the majority opinion
White
Voted with the minority, joined Brennan's dissent
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Did not participate
Powell
Voted with the majority, joined O'Connor's concurrence
Rehnquist
Voted with the majority
Stevens
Wrote a regular concurrence
O'Connor