Gary E. Peel v. Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission of Illinois
496 U.S. 91 · Decided June 4, 1990 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Gary E. Peel v. Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission of Illinois was decided on June 4, 1990 by a vote of 5–4. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice John Paul Stevens wrote the opinion announcing the judgment of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Commercial speech, attorneys” in the Attorneys area. SCDB records that the Court declared a state or territorial law, regulation or constitutional provision unconstitutional.
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Case details
- Citations
- 496 U.S. 91 · 110 S. Ct. 2281 · 110 L. Ed. 2d 83 · 1990 U.S. LEXIS 2909
- Docket number
- 88-1775
- Decided
- June 4, 1990
- Argued
- January 17, 1990
- Court era
- Rehnquist Court
- Decision type
- Judgment of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 5–4
- Majority opinion
- John Paul Stevens
- Opinion assigned by
- William J. Brennan Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Commercial speech, attorneys
- Issue area
- Attorneys
- Legal provision
- First Amendment (speech, press, and assembly)
- Type of law
- Constitutional amendment
- Held unconstitutional
- A state or territorial law, regulation or constitutional provision
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Byron R. White | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Thurgood Marshall | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Harry A. Blackmun | Majority | |
| Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist | Dissent | |
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Judgment of the Court | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Sandra Day O'Connor | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Antonin Scalia | Dissent | |
| Justice Anthony M. Kennedy | Majority |
Full case caption
Gary E. Peel v. Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission of Illinois
SCDB identifiers: case 1989-097, docket 1989-097-01.
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