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Majority Opinion
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White, J. (Powell, J. not participating) |
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Concurring Opinion
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O'Connor, J. (joined by Burger, C.J., & Rehnquist, J.) |
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Dissenting Opinion
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Brennan, J. (joined by Marshall, J.) |
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Lower Court
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9th Circuit |
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Lower Court Ruling
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First Amendment claim upheld |
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Oral Arguments
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Audio (Oyez)
[Oyez]
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| Lawyers |
Christine O. Gregoire, Deputy Attorney General of Washington
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| Briefs |
Solicitor General Lee, Assistant Attorney General Trott, and William C. Bryson (for petitioner)
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James J. Clancy, Lawrence J. Warren, and Daniel Kellogg for Lawrence J. Warren, City Attorney for the City of Renton, Washington (for petitioner)
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Bruce A. Taylor and Sandor O. Shuch for Tom Collins, County Attorney for the County of Maricopa, Arizona (for petitioner)
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Jacqueline Smith Pierce for Mississippi Citizens for Decency Through Law
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John J. Walsh for Morality in Media, Inc. (for petitioner)
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Michael A. Bamberger for the American Booksellers Association, Inc.
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Michael P. Farris for Concerned Women for America Education and Legal Defense Foundation (for petitioner)
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Paul C. McCommon III for Citizens for Decency Through Law, Inc (for petitioner)
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Robert K. Corbin, Attorney General, for the State of Arizona et al. (for petitioner)
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| Ruling - Lower Court |
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| News |
Greenhouse, Linda, "Supreme Court Roundup," The New York Times, June 20, 1985, Sect. B, p. 10
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Hager, Philip, "Court to Rule on Gay Rights," The Los Angeles Times, Oct. 2, 1984, Sect. B, p. 7
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