1975 term · Burger Court · 6-2
Kelley, Commissioner, Suffolk County Police Department v. Johnson
425 U.S. 238 · 96 S. Ct. 1440 · 1976 U.S. LEXIS 35
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
- 74-1269
- U.S. Reports
- 425 U.S. 238
- S. Ct. citation
- 96 S. Ct. 1440
- LEXIS citation
- 1976 U.S. LEXIS 35
How the bench divided
MMMMMCDD?
M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Regular concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| John Paul Stevens | Unknown |
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