1975 term · Burger Court · 9-0
Nebraska Press Assn. et al. v. Stuart, Judge, et al.
427 U.S. 539 · 96 S. Ct. 2791 · 1976 U.S. LEXIS 17
The record
- Term
- 1975
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 75-817
- U.S. Reports
- 427 U.S. 539
- S. Ct. citation
- 96 S. Ct. 2791
- LEXIS citation
- 1976 U.S. LEXIS 17
How the bench divided
MMMCCCCCC
M 3 majorityC 6 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Byron White | Regular concurrence |
| Lewis F. Powell | Regular concurrence |
| Potter Stewart | Special concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Special concurrence |
| William J. Brennan | Special concurrence |
| John Paul Stevens | Special concurrence |
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