1972 term · Burger Court · 9-0
Roaden v. Kentucky
413 U.S. 496 · 93 S. Ct. 2796 · 1973 U.S. LEXIS 31
The record
- Term
- 1972
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 71-1134
- U.S. Reports
- 413 U.S. 496
- S. Ct. citation
- 93 S. Ct. 2796
- LEXIS citation
- 1973 U.S. LEXIS 31
How the bench divided
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M 5 majorityC 4 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Thurgood Marshall | Special concurrence |
| William J. Brennan | Special concurrence |
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