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Abstract

Argument: Wednesday, January 17, 1990
Decision: Monday, June 4, 1990
Issues: Attorneys, Commercial Speech

Advocates

Bruce J. Ennis, Jr. (on behalf of the Petitioner)
Steven J. Marzen (on behalf of the Federal Trade Commission, as amicus curiae, supporting the Petitioner)
William F. Moran, III (on behalf of the Respondent)

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: 5 votes for Peel, 4 vote(s) against
Legal Provision: Amendment 1: Speech, Press, and Assembly
Voted with the minority, joined O'Connor's dissent
Rehnquist
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's concurrence
Brennan
Wrote a dissent
White
Wrote a special concurrence
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Wrote the judgment of the Court
Stevens
Wrote a dissent
O'Connor
Voted with the minority, joined O'Connor's dissent
Scalia
Voted with the majority
Kennedy
Judgment of the Court by Justice John Paul Stevens

Cite this page

The Oyez Project, Peel v. Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Comm'n of Illinois, 496 U.S. 91 (1990),
available at: <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1989/1989_88_1775/>
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