1971 term · Burger Court · 6-3
Socialist Labor Party et al. v. Gilligan, Governor of Ohio, et al.
406 U.S. 583 · 92 S. Ct. 1716 · 1972 U.S. LEXIS 143
The record
- Term
- 1971
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Petition denied/appeal dismissed
- Docket
- 70-21
- U.S. Reports
- 406 U.S. 583
- S. Ct. citation
- 92 S. Ct. 1716
- LEXIS citation
- 1972 U.S. LEXIS 143
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDDD
M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
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