1970 term · Burger Court · 4-4
Decker, U.S. District Judge, et al. v. Harper & Row Publishers, Inc., et al.
400 U.S. 348 · 91 S. Ct. 479 · 1971 U.S. LEXIS 148
The record
- Term
- 1970
- Decided
- Issue area
- —
- Vote split
- 4-4
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Unspecifiable
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 113
- U.S. Reports
- 400 U.S. 348
- S. Ct. citation
- 91 S. Ct. 479
- LEXIS citation
- 1971 U.S. LEXIS 148
How the bench divided
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– 8 not participating? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Warren E. Burger | No participation |
| Hugo Black | No participation |
| John M. Harlan II | No participation |
| William J. Brennan | No participation |
| Potter Stewart | No participation |
| Byron White | No participation |
| Thurgood Marshall | No participation |
| Harry Blackmun | No participation |
| William O. Douglas | Unknown |