DOMINIC P. GENTILE v. STATE BAR OF NEVADA (1991)
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| DOMINIC P. GENTILE v. STATE BAR OF NEVADA |
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| Term: 1990 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: April 15, 1991 |
| Decided: June 27, 1991 |
| Outcome |
| Reversed |
| Vote |
| 5-4 |
| Majority |
| Harry Blackmun • Anthony Kennedy • Thurgood Marshall • John Paul Stevens |
| Concurring |
| Sandra Day O'Connor |
| Dissenting |
| William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • David Souter • Byron White |
DOMINIC P. GENTILE v. STATE BAR OF NEVADA is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 27, 1991. The case was argued before the court on April 15, 1991.
In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Nevada State Supreme Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: First Amendment - First Amendment, miscellaneous (cf. comity: First Amendment)
- Petitioner: Attorney, or person acting as such;includes bar applicant or law student, or law firm or bar association
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Professional organization, business, or person
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 501 U.S. 1030
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: William Rehnquist
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Anthony Kennedy
These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as liberal.
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