1970 term · Burger Court · 9-0
Connell v. Higginbotham et al.
403 U.S. 207 · 91 S. Ct. 1772 · 1971 U.S. LEXIS 34
The record
- Term
- 1970
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed and reversed in part
- Docket
- 79
- U.S. Reports
- 403 U.S. 207
- S. Ct. citation
- 91 S. Ct. 1772
- LEXIS citation
- 1971 U.S. LEXIS 34
How the bench divided
MMMMMCCCC
M 5 majorityC 4 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Special concurrence |
| Potter Stewart | Special concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Special concurrence |
| William J. Brennan | Special concurrence |
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