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Houston v. Hill

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Robert J. Collins (on behalf of Appellant)
Charles Alan Wright (on behalf of Appellee)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
86-243
Appellee: 
Hill
Appellant: 
Houston
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1986-1987)
Opinion: 
482 U.S. 451 (1987)
Argued: 
Monday, March 23, 1987
Decided: 
Monday, June 15, 1987
Issues: 
First Amendment, Protest Demonstrations; Judicial Power, First Amendment

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The Oyez Project, Houston v. Hill , 482 U.S. 451 (1987)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1986/1986_86_243)
(last visited Friday, November 27, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 8 votes for Hill, 1 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Amendment 1: Speech, Press, and Assembly

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

Full Opinion by Justice William J. Brennan, Jr.