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1970 term · Burger Court · 6-3

Ehlert v. United States

402 U.S. 99 · 91 S. Ct. 1319 · 1971 U.S. LEXIS 51

The record

Term
1970
Decided
Issue area
First Amendment
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
120
U.S. Reports
402 U.S. 99
S. Ct. citation
91 S. Ct. 1319
LEXIS citation
1971 U.S. LEXIS 51

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Ehlert v. United States.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
Potter StewartMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William O. DouglasDissent
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent

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