1971 term · Burger Court · 5-4
Gravel v. United States
408 U.S. 606 · 92 S. Ct. 2614 · 1972 U.S. LEXIS 21
The record
- Term
- 1971
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Docket
- 71-1017
- U.S. Reports
- 408 U.S. 606
- S. Ct. citation
- 92 S. Ct. 2614
- LEXIS citation
- 1972 U.S. LEXIS 21
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDDD
M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
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