1969 term · Burger Court · 5-3
United States v. Sisson
399 U.S. 267 · 90 S. Ct. 2117 · 1970 U.S. LEXIS 9
The record
- Term
- 1969
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 5-3
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Petition denied/appeal dismissed
- Docket
- 305
- U.S. Reports
- 399 U.S. 267
- S. Ct. citation
- 90 S. Ct. 2117
- LEXIS citation
- 1970 U.S. LEXIS 9
How the bench divided
MMMMCDDD?
M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Special concurrence |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| Byron White | Dissent |
| Warren E. Burger | Dissent |
| Harry Blackmun | Unknown |
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