1969 term · Burger Court · 6-2
Bryson v. United States
396 U.S. 64 · 90 S. Ct. 355 · 1969 U.S. LEXIS 3129
The record
- Term
- 1969
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 6-2
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 35
- U.S. Reports
- 396 U.S. 64
- S. Ct. citation
- 90 S. Ct. 355
- LEXIS citation
- 1969 U.S. LEXIS 3129
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDD
M 6 majorityD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Dissent |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
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