1969 term · Burger Court · 8-0
Greenbelt Cooperative Publishing Assn., Inc., et al. v. Bresler
398 U.S. 6 · 90 S. Ct. 1537 · 1970 U.S. LEXIS 42
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
- 413
- U.S. Reports
- 398 U.S. 6
- S. Ct. citation
- 90 S. Ct. 1537
- LEXIS citation
- 1970 U.S. LEXIS 42
How the bench divided
MMMMMCCC
M 5 majorityC 3 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Special concurrence |
| William O. Douglas | Special concurrence |
| Byron White | Special concurrence |
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