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1970 term · Burger Court · 8-1

Time, Inc. v. Pape

401 U.S. 279 · 91 S. Ct. 633 · 1971 U.S. LEXIS 78

The record

Term
1970
Decided
Issue area
First Amendment
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
109
U.S. Reports
401 U.S. 279
S. Ct. citation
91 S. Ct. 633
LEXIS citation
1971 U.S. LEXIS 78

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 2 concurringD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Time, Inc. v. Pape.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Hugo BlackSpecial concurrence
William O. DouglasSpecial concurrence
John M. Harlan IIDissent

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