1970 term · Burger Court · 6-3
United States v. Thirty-Seven (37) Photographs (Luros, Claimant)
402 U.S. 363 · 91 S. Ct. 1400 · 1971 U.S. LEXIS 116
The record
- Term
- 1970
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 133
- U.S. Reports
- 402 U.S. 363
- S. Ct. citation
- 91 S. Ct. 1400
- LEXIS citation
- 1971 U.S. LEXIS 116
How the bench divided
MMMMCCDDD
M 4 majorityC 2 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Byron White | Judgment of the Court |
| John M. Harlan II | Special concurrence |
| Potter Stewart | Special concurrence |
| Hugo Black | Dissent |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
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