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Michael A. Lebron v. National Railroad Passenger Corporation

513 U.S. 374 · Decided February 21, 1995 · Supreme Court of the United States

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Michael A. Lebron v. National Railroad Passenger Corporation was decided on February 21, 1995 by a vote of 8–1. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Antonin Scalia 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
513 U.S. 374 · 115 S. Ct. 961 · 130 L. Ed. 2d 902 · 1995 U.S. LEXIS 909
Docket number
93-1525
Decided
February 21, 1995
Argued
November 7, 1994
Decision type
Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Outcome for petitioner
The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
Vote
8–1
Majority opinion
Antonin Scalia
Opinion assigned by
William H. Rehnquist
How the case arrived
Certiorari
Issue area
First Amendment
Legal provision
First Amendment (speech, press, and assembly)
Type of law
Constitutional amendment
Decision direction (SCDB)
Liberal what this means

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Michael A. Lebron v. National Railroad Passenger Corporation

SCDB identifiers: case 1994-021, docket 1994-021-01.

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