1973 term · Burger Court · 8-1
Wheeler et al. v. Barrera et al.
417 U.S. 402 · 94 S. Ct. 2274 · 1974 U.S. LEXIS 70
The record
- Term
- 1973
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 8-1
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 73-62
- U.S. Reports
- 417 U.S. 402
- S. Ct. citation
- 94 S. Ct. 2274
- LEXIS citation
- 1974 U.S. LEXIS 70
How the bench divided
MMMMMCCCD
M 5 majorityC 3 concurringD 1 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Regular concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Special concurrence |
| Byron White | Special concurrence |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
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