1970 term · Burger Court · 6-3
New York Times Co. v. United States
403 U.S. 713 · 91 S. Ct. 2140 · 1971 U.S. LEXIS 100
The record
- Term
- 1970
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 1873
- U.S. Reports
- 403 U.S. 713
- S. Ct. citation
- 91 S. Ct. 2140
- LEXIS citation
- 1971 U.S. LEXIS 100
How the bench divided
CCCCCCDDD
C 6 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Hugo Black | Regular concurrence |
| William O. Douglas | Regular concurrence |
| Potter Stewart | Regular concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Regular concurrence |
| William J. Brennan | Regular concurrence |
| Byron White | Regular concurrence |
| John M. Harlan II | Dissent |
| Warren E. Burger | Dissent |
| Harry Blackmun | Dissent |
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