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1970 term · Burger Court · 8-1

Organization for a Better Austin et al. v. Keefe

402 U.S. 415 · 91 S. Ct. 1575 · 1971 U.S. LEXIS 44

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
Docket
135
U.S. Reports
402 U.S. 415
S. Ct. citation
91 S. Ct. 1575
LEXIS citation
1971 U.S. LEXIS 44

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Organization for a Better Austin et al. v. Keefe.
JusticeVote
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
John M. Harlan IIDissent

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