RAV v. CITY OF ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA (1992)

RAV v. CITY OF ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA
	Term: 1991
Important Dates
	Argued: December 4, 1991
	Decided: June 22, 1992
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Anthony Kennedy • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • David Souter • Clarence Thomas
Concurring
	Harry Blackmun • Sandra Day O'Connor • John Paul Stevens • Byron White

RAV v. CITY OF ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 22, 1992. The case was argued before the court on December 4, 1991.

In a 9-0 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 Minnesota State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: First Amendment - protest demonstrations (other than as pertains to sit-in demonstrations): demonstrations and other forms of protest based on First Amendment guarantees
Petitioner: Juvenile
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: City, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit
Respondent state: Minnesota
Citation: 505 U.S. 377
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: Antonin Scalia

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.