1970 term · Burger Court · 5-4
In re Stolar
401 U.S. 23 · 91 S. Ct. 713 · 1971 U.S. LEXIS 82
The record
- Term
- 1970
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 18
- U.S. Reports
- 401 U.S. 23
- S. Ct. citation
- 91 S. Ct. 713
- LEXIS citation
- 1971 U.S. LEXIS 82
How the bench divided
MMMMCDDDD
M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Judgment of the Court |
| Potter Stewart | Special concurrence |
| John M. Harlan II | Dissent |
| Byron White | Dissent |
| Warren E. Burger | Dissent |
| Harry Blackmun | Dissent |
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