The Oyez Project Virtual Tour of the Supreme Court Building

Abstract

Argument: Tuesday, March 1, 1988
Decision: Monday, June 13, 1988
Issues: Attorneys, Commercial Speech

Advocates

Donald L. Cox (on behalf of the Petitioner)
Frank P. Doheny, Jr. (on behalf of the Respondents)

Facts of the Case

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Question

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Conclusion

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Supreme Court Justice Opinions and Votes (by Seniority)

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

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The Oyez Project, Shapero v. Kentucky Bar Assn., 486 U.S. 466 (1988),
available at: <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1987/1987_87_16/>
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