The Oyez Project Virtual Tour of the Supreme Court Building

Abstract

Argument: Wednesday, February 20, 1985
Decision: Wednesday, June 19, 1985
Issues: First Amendment, Obscenity, State

Advocates

Christine O. Gregoire (on behalf of the Appellant)
John H. Weston (on behalf of the Appellees)

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: 6 votes for Brockett, 2 vote(s) against
Legal Provision: Amendment 1: Speech, Press, and Assembly
Did not participate
Powell
Voted with the minority, joined Brennan's dissent
Marshall
Wrote a dissent
Brennan
Voted with the majority
Stevens
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Wrote the majority opinion
White
Wrote a regular concurrence
O'Connor
Voted with the majority, joined O'Connor's concurrence
Burger
Voted with the majority, joined O'Connor's concurrence
Rehnquist
Full Opinion by Justice Byron R. White

Cite this page

The Oyez Project, Brockett v. Spokane Arcades, Inc., 472 U.S. 491 (1985),
available at: <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1984/1984_84_28/>
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