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October Term 1989 · decided Mar 21, 1990

Butterworth, Attorney General of Florida, et al. v. Smith

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  • Butterworth, Attorney General of Florida v. Smith, OT 1989, March 21, 1990.
  • Citation: 494 U.S. 624.
  • Vote: 9 to 0.
  • Issue area: First Amendment.

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Decided 1990-03-21 (October Term 1989). Citation: 494 U.S. 624. Vote: 9–0. Issue area: First Amendment. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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