Open Eye

A plain-language record of the U.S. government

October Term 1986 · decided Dec 9, 1986

R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Durham County, North Carolina, et al.

In plain language

  • R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Durham County, North Carolina, OT 1986, December 9, 1986.
  • Citation: 479 U.S. 130.
  • Vote: 9 to 0.
  • Issue area: Economic Activity.

Recorded metadata

Decided 1986-12-09 (October Term 1986). Citation: 479 U.S. 130. Vote: 9–0. Issue area: Economic Activity. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

Read the full opinion

How each justice voted

Positions are recorded by the Supreme Court Database. A concurrence agrees with the outcome while writing or joining a separate opinion.