1973 term · Burger Court · 9-0
Miami Herald Publishing Co., Division of Knight Newspapers, Inc. v. Tornillo
418 U.S. 241 · 94 S. Ct. 2831 · 1974 U.S. LEXIS 86
The record
- Term
- 1973
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 73-797
- U.S. Reports
- 418 U.S. 241
- S. Ct. citation
- 94 S. Ct. 2831
- LEXIS citation
- 1974 U.S. LEXIS 86
How the bench divided
MMMMMMCCC
M 6 majorityC 3 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Regular concurrence |
| Byron White | Regular concurrence |
| William Rehnquist | Regular concurrence |
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