1970 term · Burger Court · 8-0
Clay, aka Ali v. United States
403 U.S. 698 · 91 S. Ct. 2068 · 1971 U.S. LEXIS 21
The record
- Term
- 1970
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 8-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 783
- U.S. Reports
- 403 U.S. 698
- S. Ct. citation
- 91 S. Ct. 2068
- LEXIS citation
- 1971 U.S. LEXIS 21
How the bench divided
MMMMMMCC?
M 6 majorityC 2 concurring? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| John M. Harlan II | Special concurrence |
| William O. Douglas | Special concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Unknown |
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