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1971 term · Burger Court · 5-2

Gooding, Warden v. Wilson

405 U.S. 518 · 92 S. Ct. 1103 · 1972 U.S. LEXIS 72

The record

Term
1971
Decided
Issue area
First Amendment
Vote split
5-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
70-26
U.S. Reports
405 U.S. 518
S. Ct. citation
92 S. Ct. 1103
LEXIS citation
1972 U.S. LEXIS 72

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 2 dissenting? 2 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Gooding, Warden v. Wilson.
JusticeVote
William O. DouglasMajority
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerDissent
Harry BlackmunDissent
Lewis F. PowellUnknown
William RehnquistUnknown

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