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Board Of Trustees, State Univ. Of N. Y. v. Fox

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Henry T. Reath (on behalf of the Respondents)
O. Peter Sherwood (on behalf of the Petitioners)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
87-2013
Petitioner: 
Board Of Trustees, State Univ. Of N. Y.
Respondent: 
Fox
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1988-1990)
Opinion: 
492 U.S. 469 (1989)
Argued: 
Wednesday, February 22, 1989
Decided: 
Thursday, June 29, 1989
Issues: 
First Amendment, Commercial Speech

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The Oyez Project, Board Of Trustees, State Univ. Of N. Y. v. Fox , 492 U.S. 469 (1989)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1988/1988_87_2013)
(last visited Wednesday, November 25, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 6 votes for Board Of Trustees, State Univ. Of N. Y., 3 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Amendment 1: Speech, Press, and Assembly

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Voted with the minority, joined Blackmun's dissent
Marshall
Wrote a dissent
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O'Connor
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Voted with the majority
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