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1970 term · Burger Court · 4-4

Radich v. New York

401 U.S. 531 · 91 S. Ct. 1217 · 1971 U.S. LEXIS 67

The record

Term
1970
Decided
Issue area
First Amendment
Vote split
4-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
169
U.S. Reports
401 U.S. 531
S. Ct. citation
91 S. Ct. 1217
LEXIS citation
1971 U.S. LEXIS 67

How the bench divided

8 not participating? 1 no vote recorded

The per-justice record for this case is incomplete: it accounts for 0 of the 8 votes in the reported 4-4 split.

How each justice voted in Radich v. New York.
JusticeVote
Warren E. BurgerNo participation
Hugo BlackNo participation
John M. Harlan IINo participation
William J. BrennanNo participation
Potter StewartNo participation
Byron WhiteNo participation
Thurgood MarshallNo participation
Harry BlackmunNo participation
William O. DouglasUnknown

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