1970 term · Burger Court · 5-4
Tilton et al. v. Richardson, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, et al.
403 U.S. 672 · 91 S. Ct. 2091 · 1971 U.S. LEXIS 20
The record
- Term
- 1970
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Docket
- 153
- U.S. Reports
- 403 U.S. 672
- S. Ct. citation
- 91 S. Ct. 2091
- LEXIS citation
- 1971 U.S. LEXIS 20
How the bench divided
MMMMCDDDD
M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Judgment of the Court |
| Byron White | Special concurrence |
| Hugo Black | Dissent |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
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