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Lehnert v. Ferris Faculty Assn

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Advocates
Robert H. Chanin (on behalf of the Respondents)
Raymond J. LaJeunesse, Jr. (on behalf of the Petitioners)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
89-1217
Petitioner: 
Lehnert
Respondent: 
Ferris Faculty Assn
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1990-1991)
Opinion: 
500 U.S. 507 (1991)
Argued: 
Monday, November 5, 1990
Decided: 
Thursday, May 30, 1991
Issues: 
Unions, Union or Closed Shop

Cite this page
The Oyez Project, Lehnert v. Ferris Faculty Assn , 500 U.S. 507 (1991)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1990/1990_89_1217)
(last visited Saturday, November 28, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 5 votes for Lehnert, 4 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Amendment 1: Speech, Press, and Assembly

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

Full Opinion by Justice Harry A. Blackmun