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1970 term · Burger Court · 8-1

Gillette v. United States

401 U.S. 437 · 91 S. Ct. 828 · 1971 U.S. LEXIS 69

The record

Term
1970
Decided
Issue area
First Amendment
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
85
U.S. Reports
401 U.S. 437
S. Ct. citation
91 S. Ct. 828
LEXIS citation
1971 U.S. LEXIS 69

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityC 1 concurringD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Gillette v. United States.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Hugo BlackSpecial concurrence
William O. DouglasDissent

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