1971 term · Burger Court · 9-0
Grayned v. City of Rockford
408 U.S. 104 · 92 S. Ct. 2294 · 1972 U.S. LEXIS 26
The record
- Term
- 1971
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 70-5106
- U.S. Reports
- 408 U.S. 104
- S. Ct. citation
- 92 S. Ct. 2294
- LEXIS citation
- 1972 U.S. LEXIS 26
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMMC
M 8 majorityC 1 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Regular concurrence |
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