1976 term · Burger Court · 5-4
Splawn v. California
431 U.S. 595 · 97 S. Ct. 1987 · 1977 U.S. LEXIS 100
The record
- Term
- 1976
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 76-143
- U.S. Reports
- 431 U.S. 595
- S. Ct. citation
- 97 S. Ct. 1987
- LEXIS citation
- 1977 U.S. LEXIS 100
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDDD
M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
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