1969 term · Burger Court · 8-0
Bachellar et al. v. Maryland
397 U.S. 564 · 90 S. Ct. 1312 · 1970 U.S. LEXIS 49
The record
- Term
- 1969
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 8-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 729
- U.S. Reports
- 397 U.S. 564
- S. Ct. citation
- 90 S. Ct. 1312
- LEXIS citation
- 1970 U.S. LEXIS 49
How the bench divided
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M 8 majority
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
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