1975 term · Burger Court · 8-0
McKinney v. Alabama
424 U.S. 669 · 96 S. Ct. 1189 · 1976 U.S. LEXIS 11
The record
- Term
- 1975
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 8-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 74-532
- U.S. Reports
- 424 U.S. 669
- S. Ct. citation
- 96 S. Ct. 1189
- LEXIS citation
- 1976 U.S. LEXIS 11
How the bench divided
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M 4 majorityC 4 concurring? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Regular concurrence |
| Potter Stewart | Special concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Special concurrence |
| William J. Brennan | Special concurrence |
| John Paul Stevens | Unknown |
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