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1975 term · Burger Court · 6-2

Greer, Commander, Fort Dix Military Reservation, et al. v. Spock et al.

424 U.S. 828 · 96 S. Ct. 1211 · 1976 U.S. LEXIS 12

The record

Term
1975
Decided
Issue area
First Amendment
Vote split
6-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
74-848
U.S. Reports
424 U.S. 828
S. Ct. citation
96 S. Ct. 1211
LEXIS citation
1976 U.S. LEXIS 12

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 2 concurringD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Greer, Commander, Fort Dix Military Reservation, et al. v. Spock et al.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Warren E. BurgerRegular concurrence
Lewis F. PowellRegular concurrence
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
John Paul StevensUnknown

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