October Term 1990 · decided Jun 20, 1991
Jeffrey M. Masson v. New Yorker Magazine, Inc., Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. and Janet Malcolm
In plain language
- Jeffrey M. Masson v. New Yorker Magazine, OT 1990, June 20, 1991.
- Citation: 501 U.S. 496.
- Vote: 7 to 2.
- Issue area: First Amendment.
Recorded metadata
Decided 1991-06-20 (October Term 1990). Citation: 501 U.S. 496. Vote: 7–2. Issue area: First Amendment. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)
How each justice voted
Majority (7)
Dissent (2)
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