1972 term · Burger Court · 7-2
Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. v. Democratic National Committee
412 U.S. 94 · 93 S. Ct. 2080 · 1973 U.S. LEXIS 4
The record
- Term
- 1972
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 71-863
- U.S. Reports
- 412 U.S. 94
- S. Ct. citation
- 93 S. Ct. 2080
- LEXIS citation
- 1973 U.S. LEXIS 4
How the bench divided
MMCCCCCDD
M 2 majorityC 5 concurringD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Regular concurrence |
| Byron White | Regular concurrence |
| Harry Blackmun | Regular concurrence |
| Lewis F. Powell | Regular concurrence |
| William O. Douglas | Special concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
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