Manhattan Community Access Corp. v. Halleck
139 S. Ct. 1921 · Decided June 17, 2019 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Manhattan Community Access Corp. v. Halleck was decided on June 17, 2019 by a vote of 5–4. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “First Amendment, miscellaneous” in the First Amendment area.
Read the opinion
- CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
- Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2018
- Supreme Court of the United States — docket 17-1702
Case details
- Citations
- 139 S. Ct. 1921 · 204 L. Ed. 2d 405 · 2019 U.S. LEXIS 4178
- Docket number
- 17-1702
- Decided
- June 17, 2019
- Argued
- February 25, 2019
- Court era
- Roberts Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 5–4
- Majority opinion
- Brett M. Kavanaugh
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- 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 Clarence Thomas | Majority | |
| Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Dissent | |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Dissent | |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Dissent | |
| Justice Neil M. Gorsuch | Majority | |
| Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
Full case caption
Manhattan Community Access Corp. v. Halleck
SCDB identifiers: case 2018-047, docket 2018-047-01.
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