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Arcara v. Cloud Books, Inc.

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Advocates
Paul J. Cambria, Jr. (on behalf of the respondents)
John J. De Franks (on behalf of the petitioner)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
85-437
Petitioner: 
Arcara
Respondent: 
Cloud Books, Inc.
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1981-1986)
Opinion: 
478 U.S. 697 (1986)
Argued: 
Tuesday, April 29, 1986
Decided: 
Monday, July 7, 1986
Issues: 
First Amendment, Miscellaneous

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The Oyez Project, Arcara v. Cloud Books, Inc. , 478 U.S. 697 (1986)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1985/1985_85_437)
(last visited Sunday, November 29, 2009).
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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 6 votes for Arcara, 3 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Amendment 1: Speech, Press, and Assembly

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Wrote the majority opinion
Burger
Voted with the minority, joined Blackmun's dissent
Brennan
Voted with the majority
White
Voted with the minority, joined Blackmun's dissent
Marshall
Wrote a dissent
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
Powell
Voted with the majority
Rehnquist
Voted with the majority, joined O'Connor's concurrence
Stevens
Wrote a regular concurrence
O'Connor

Full Opinion by Justice Warren E. Burger