1973 term · Burger Court · 6-3
Spence v. Washington
418 U.S. 405 · 94 S. Ct. 2727 · 1974 U.S. LEXIS 89
The record
- Term
- 1973
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 72-1690
- U.S. Reports
- 418 U.S. 405
- S. Ct. citation
- 94 S. Ct. 2727
- LEXIS citation
- 1974 U.S. LEXIS 89
How the bench divided
MMMMCCDDD
M 4 majorityC 2 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Special concurrence |
| Harry Blackmun | Special concurrence |
| Byron White | Dissent |
| Warren E. Burger | Dissent |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
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