1974 term · Burger Court · 6-3
Southeastern Promotions, Ltd. v. Conrad et al.
420 U.S. 546 · 95 S. Ct. 1239 · 1975 U.S. LEXIS 3
The record
- Term
- 1974
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 73-1004
- U.S. Reports
- 420 U.S. 546
- S. Ct. citation
- 95 S. Ct. 1239
- LEXIS citation
- 1975 U.S. LEXIS 3
How the bench divided
MMMMMCDDD
M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Special concurrence |
| Byron White | Dissent |
| Warren E. Burger | Dissent |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
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