Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier
484 U.S. 260 · Decided January 13, 1988 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier was decided on January 13, 1988 by a vote of 5–3. The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice Byron R. White wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “First Amendment, miscellaneous” in the First Amendment area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 484 U.S. 260 · 108 S. Ct. 562 · 98 L. Ed. 2d 592 · 1988 U.S. LEXIS 310
- Docket number
- 86-836
- Decided
- January 13, 1988
- Argued
- October 13, 1987
- Court era
- Rehnquist Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 5–3
- Majority opinion
- Byron R. White
- Opinion assigned by
- William H. Rehnquist
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- First Amendment, miscellaneous
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Legal provision
- First Amendment (speech, press, and assembly)
- Type of law
- Constitutional amendment
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Byron R. White | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Thurgood Marshall | Dissent | |
| Justice Harry A. Blackmun | Dissent | |
| Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist | Majority | |
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Majority | |
| Justice Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority | |
| Justice Antonin Scalia | Majority |
Full case caption
Hazelwood School District et al. v. Kuhlmeier et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1987-019, docket 1987-019-01.
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