GARY E. PEEL v. ATTORNEY REGISTRATION AND DISCIPLINARY COMMISSION OF ILLINOIS (1990)

GARY E. PEEL v. ATTORNEY REGISTRATION AND DISCIPLINARY COMMISSION OF ILLINOIS
	Term: 1989
Important Dates
	Argued: January 17, 1990
	Decided: June 4, 1990
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	5-4
Judgment of the court
	John Paul Stevens
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Anthony Kennedy
Concurring
	Thurgood Marshall
Dissenting
	Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • Byron White

GARY E. PEEL v. ATTORNEY REGISTRATION AND DISCIPLINARY COMMISSION OF ILLINOIS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 4, 1990. The case was argued before the court on January 17, 1990.

In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Illinois State Supreme Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Attorneys - Commercial speech, attorneys (cf. commercial speech)
Petitioner: Attorney, or person acting as such;includes bar applicant or law student, or law firm or bar association
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: State commission, board, committee, or authority
Respondent state: Illinois
Citation: 496 U.S. 91
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Judgment of the Court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: William Rehnquist
Who wrote the majority opinion: John Paul Stevens

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.