1975 term · Burger Court · 5-4
Young, Mayor of Detroit, et al. v. American Mini Theatres, Inc., et al.
427 U.S. 50 · 96 S. Ct. 2440 · 1976 U.S. LEXIS 3
The record
- Term
- 1975
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 75-312
- U.S. Reports
- 427 U.S. 50
- S. Ct. citation
- 96 S. Ct. 2440
- LEXIS citation
- 1976 U.S. LEXIS 3
How the bench divided
MMMMCDDDD
M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Regular concurrence |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| Harry Blackmun | Dissent |
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