1973 term · Burger Court · 9-0
Procunier, Corrections Director, et al. v. Martinez et al.
416 U.S. 396 · 94 S. Ct. 1800 · 1974 U.S. LEXIS 132
The record
- Term
- 1973
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 72-1465
- U.S. Reports
- 416 U.S. 396
- S. Ct. citation
- 94 S. Ct. 1800
- LEXIS citation
- 1974 U.S. LEXIS 132
How the bench divided
MMMMMMCCC
M 6 majorityC 3 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Regular concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Regular concurrence |
| William J. Brennan | Regular concurrence |
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