1971 term · Burger Court · 9-0
Police Department of the City of Chicago et al. v. Mosley
408 U.S. 92 · 92 S. Ct. 2286 · 1972 U.S. LEXIS 133
The record
- Term
- 1971
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 70-87
- U.S. Reports
- 408 U.S. 92
- S. Ct. citation
- 92 S. Ct. 2286
- LEXIS citation
- 1972 U.S. LEXIS 133
How the bench divided
MMMMMMCCC
M 6 majorityC 3 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Regular concurrence |
| Harry Blackmun | Special concurrence |
| William Rehnquist | Special concurrence |
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