1969 term · Burger Court · 7-1
Cowgill v. California
396 U.S. 371 · 90 S. Ct. 613 · 1970 U.S. LEXIS 3152
The record
- Term
- 1969
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 7-1
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Petition denied/appeal dismissed
- Docket
- 496
- U.S. Reports
- 396 U.S. 371
- S. Ct. citation
- 90 S. Ct. 613
- LEXIS citation
- 1970 U.S. LEXIS 3152
How the bench divided
MMMMMCCD
M 5 majorityC 2 concurringD 1 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| John M. Harlan II | Special concurrence |
| William J. Brennan | Special concurrence |
| William O. Douglas | Jurisdictional dissent |
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