1971 term · Burger Court · 9-0
Kois v. Wisconsin
408 U.S. 229 · 92 S. Ct. 2245 · 1972 U.S. LEXIS 28
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
- 71-5625
- U.S. Reports
- 408 U.S. 229
- S. Ct. citation
- 92 S. Ct. 2245
- LEXIS citation
- 1972 U.S. LEXIS 28
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMCC
M 7 majorityC 2 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Special concurrence |
| Potter Stewart | Special concurrence |
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