1974 term · Burger Court · 8-1
Cox Broadcasting Corp. et al. v. Cohn
420 U.S. 469 · 95 S. Ct. 1029 · 1975 U.S. LEXIS 139
The record
- Term
- 1974
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 8-1
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 73-938
- U.S. Reports
- 420 U.S. 469
- S. Ct. citation
- 95 S. Ct. 1029
- LEXIS citation
- 1975 U.S. LEXIS 139
How the bench divided
MMMMMCCCD
M 5 majorityC 3 concurringD 1 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Regular concurrence |
| Warren E. Burger | Special concurrence |
| William O. Douglas | Special concurrence |
| William Rehnquist | Jurisdictional dissent |
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