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Shapero v. Kentucky Bar Assn.

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Donald L. Cox (on behalf of the Petitioner)
Frank P. Doheny, Jr. (on behalf of the Respondents)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
87-16
Petitioner: 
Shapero
Respondent: 
Kentucky Bar Assn.
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1988-1990)
Opinion: 
486 U.S. 466 (1988)
Argued: 
Tuesday, March 1, 1988
Decided: 
Monday, June 13, 1988
Issues: 
Attorneys, Commercial Speech

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The Oyez Project, Shapero v. Kentucky Bar Assn. , 486 U.S. 466 (1988)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1987/1987_87_16)
(last visited Sunday, November 29, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

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

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

Full Opinion by Justice William J. Brennan, Jr.