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Supreme Court Detail

Case Name	AMERICAN TRADITION PARTNERSHIP, INC., FKA WESTERN TRADITION PARTNERSHIP, INC., et al. v. STEVE BULLOCK, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MONTANA, et al. LEXIS \| Westlaw \| FindLaw \| CourtListener Note: FindLaw and CourtListener are free services.
Date Decision	June 25, 2012
Date Argument	none
Decision Type	per curiam (no oral argument)
Citations	132 S. Ct. 2490 2012 U.S. LEXIS 4666 183 L. Ed. 2d 448
Docket	11-1179

Lower Court Detail

Court in which Case Originated	State Trial Court Montana
Court whose Decision was Reviewed	State Supreme Court Montana
Petitioner	business, corporation
Respondent	governmental official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact Montana

Vote Detail

Issue/Legal Provision (1 of 1)	FIRST AMENDMENT Commercial Speech, Excluding Attorneys CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT First Amendment (speech, press, and assembly)
Vote Coalition	5 - 4
Decision Direction	Liberal
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Scalia Kennedy Thomas Roberts Alito dissent Ginsburg Breyer Sotomayor Kagan

Supreme Court Database Detail

SCDB ID

2011-073-01

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