1977 term · Burger Court · 8-0
McDaniel v. Paty et al.
435 U.S. 618 · 98 S. Ct. 1322 · 1978 U.S. LEXIS 81
The record
- Term
- 1977
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 8-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 76-1427
- U.S. Reports
- 435 U.S. 618
- S. Ct. citation
- 98 S. Ct. 1322
- LEXIS citation
- 1978 U.S. LEXIS 81
How the bench divided
MMMMCCCC?
M 4 majorityC 4 concurring? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Judgment of the Court |
| Potter Stewart | Special concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Special concurrence |
| William J. Brennan | Special concurrence |
| Byron White | Special concurrence |
| Harry Blackmun | Unknown |
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