1971 term · Burger Court · 4-3
Cole, State Hospital Superintendent, et al. v. Richardson
405 U.S. 676 · 92 S. Ct. 1332 · 1972 U.S. LEXIS 68
The record
- Term
- 1971
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 4-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 70-14
- U.S. Reports
- 405 U.S. 676
- S. Ct. citation
- 92 S. Ct. 1332
- LEXIS citation
- 1972 U.S. LEXIS 68
How the bench divided
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M 2 majorityC 2 concurringD 3 dissenting? 2 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Regular concurrence |
| Byron White | Regular concurrence |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| Lewis F. Powell | Unknown |
| William Rehnquist | Unknown |
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