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1975 term · Burger Court · 7-1

Hynes et al. v. Mayor and Council of Borough of Oradell et al.

425 U.S. 610 · 96 S. Ct. 1755 · 1976 U.S. LEXIS 149

The record

Term
1975
Decided
Issue area
First Amendment
Vote split
7-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
74-1329
U.S. Reports
425 U.S. 610
S. Ct. citation
96 S. Ct. 1755
LEXIS citation
1976 U.S. LEXIS 149

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 2 concurringD 1 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Hynes et al. v. Mayor and Council of Borough of Oradell et al.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
Thurgood MarshallSpecial concurrence
William J. BrennanSpecial concurrence
William RehnquistDissent
John Paul StevensUnknown

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