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Cornelius v. NAACP Legal Defense & Ed. Fund

Docket: 84-312
Citation: 473 U.S. 788 (1985)
Petitioner: Cornelius
Respondent: NAACP Legal Defense & Ed. Fund

Case Media

Abstract

Argument: Tuesday, February 19, 1985
Decision: Tuesday, July 2, 1985
Issues: First Amendment, Miscellaneous
Categories: first amendment, forum, freedom of speech

Advocates

Rex E. Lee (on behalf of the petitioner)
Charles Stephen Ralston (on behalf of the respondent)

Facts of the Case

None

Question

None

Conclusion

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Supreme Court Justice Opinions and Votes (by Seniority)

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Decision: 4 votes for Cornelius, 3 vote(s) against
Legal Provision: Amendment 1: Speech, Press, and Assembly
Did not participate
Powell
Did not participate
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Burger
Voted with the minority, joined Blackmun's dissent
Brennan
Voted with the majority
White
Wrote a dissent
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
Rehnquist
Wrote a dissent
Stevens
Wrote the majority opinion
O'Connor
Full Opinion by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor

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The Oyez Project, Cornelius v. NAACP Legal Defense & Ed. Fund, 473 U.S. 788 (1985),
available at: <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1984/1984_84_312/>
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