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Date Decision
June 26, 2014
Date Argument
January 15, 2014
Decision Type
opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations
573 U.S. 464 134 S. Ct. 2518 2014 U.S. LEXIS 4499
189 L. Ed. 2d 502
Docket
12-1168
Lower Court Detail
Court in which Case Originated
Massachusetts U.S. District Court
Court whose Decision was Reviewed
U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
Petitioner
protester, demonstrator, picketer or pamphleteer (non-employment related), or non-indigent loiterer
Respondent
governmental official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact
Massachusetts
Vote Detail
Issue/Legal Provision (1 of 2)
PRIVACY
Abortion: Including Contraceptives
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
First Amendment (speech, press, and assembly)
Split Vote Issue/Provision
Vote Coalition 1
9 - 0
Decision Direction 1
Conservative
Justice Votes 1 (split-vote)
voted with majority or plurality
Ginsburg
Breyer
Roberts
Sotomayor
Kagan
special concurrence
Scalia
Kennedy
Thomas
Alito
Vote Coalition 2
5 - 4
Decision Direction 2
Liberal
Justice Votes 2 (split-vote)
voted with majority or plurality
Ginsburg
Breyer
Roberts
Sotomayor
Kagan
dissent
Scalia
Kennedy
Thomas
Alito
Issue/Legal Provision (2 of 2)
FIRST AMENDMENT
Protest Demonstrations (other Than As Pertains To Sit-in Demonstrations): Demonstrations And Other Forms Of Protest Based On First Amendment Guarantees
