SHAPERO v. KENTUCKY BAR ASSOCIATION (1988)

SHAPERO v. KENTUCKY BAR ASSOCIATION
	Term: 1987
Important Dates
	Argued: March 1, 1988
	Decided: June 13, 1988
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	6-3
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Anthony Kennedy • Thurgood Marshall
Concurring
	John Paul Stevens • Byron White
Dissenting
	Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia

SHAPERO v. KENTUCKY BAR ASSOCIATION is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 13, 1988. The case was argued before the court on March 1, 1988.

In a 6-3 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 Kentucky 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: Kentucky
Citation: 486 U.S. 466
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: William Brennan

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.