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Brockett v. Spokane Arcades, Inc.

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Advocates
Christine O. Gregoire (on behalf of the Appellant)
John H. Weston (on behalf of the Appellees)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
84-28
Appellee: 
Spokane Arcades, Inc.
Appellant: 
Brockett
Consolidation: 
No. 84-143
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1981-1986)
Opinion: 
472 U.S. 491 (1985)
Argued: 
Wednesday, February 20, 1985
Decided: 
Wednesday, June 19, 1985
Issues: 
First Amendment, Obscenity, State

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The Oyez Project, Brockett v. Spokane Arcades, Inc. , 472 U.S. 491 (1985)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1984/1984_84_28)
(last visited Friday, November 27, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 6 votes for Brockett, 2 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Amendment 1: Speech, Press, and Assembly

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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

Full Opinion by Justice Byron R. White