1970 term · Burger Court · 5-3
Rosenbloom v. Metromedia, Inc.
403 U.S. 29 · 91 S. Ct. 1811 · 1971 U.S. LEXIS 124
The record
- Term
- 1970
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 5-3
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 66
- U.S. Reports
- 403 U.S. 29
- S. Ct. citation
- 91 S. Ct. 1811
- LEXIS citation
- 1971 U.S. LEXIS 124
How the bench divided
MMMCCDDD?
M 3 majorityC 2 concurringD 3 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Judgment of the Court |
| Hugo Black | Special concurrence |
| Byron White | Special concurrence |
| John M. Harlan II | Dissent |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William O. Douglas | Unknown |
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