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Webster v. Doe

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Charles Fried (on behalf of the Petitioner)
Mark H. Lynch (on behalf of the Respondent)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
86-1294
Petitioner: 
Webster
Respondent: 
Doe
Heard By: 
Rehnquist Court (1987-1988)
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1988-1990)
Opinion: 
486 U.S. 592 (1988)
Argued: 
Tuesday, January 12, 1988
Decided: 
Wednesday, June 15, 1988
Issues: 
First Amendment, Security Risks; Judicial Power, Judicial Review

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The Oyez Project, Webster v. Doe , 486 U.S. 592 (1988)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1987/1987_86_1294)
(last visited Sunday, November 29, 2009).
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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 6 votes for Doe, 2 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Administrative Procedure, or Administrative Orders Review

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Wrote the majority opinion
Rehnquist
Voted with the majority
Brennan
Voted with the majority
White
Voted with the majority
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
Stevens
Wrote a dissent
O'Connor
Wrote a dissent
Scalia
Did not participate
Kennedy

Full Opinion by Justice William H. Rehnquist