1976 term · Burger Court · 5-4
National Socialist Party of America et al. v. Village of Skokie
432 U.S. 43 · 97 S. Ct. 2205 · 1977 U.S. LEXIS 113
The record
- Term
- 1976
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 76-1786
- U.S. Reports
- 432 U.S. 43
- S. Ct. citation
- 97 S. Ct. 2205
- LEXIS citation
- 1977 U.S. LEXIS 113
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDDD
M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
| Byron White | Dissent |
| Warren E. Burger | Dissent |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
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