1977 term · Burger Court · 8-1
Pinkus, dba Rosslyn News Co. et al. v. United States
436 U.S. 293 · 98 S. Ct. 1808 · 1978 U.S. LEXIS 92
The record
- Term
- 1977
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 8-1
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 77-39
- U.S. Reports
- 436 U.S. 293
- S. Ct. citation
- 98 S. Ct. 1808
- LEXIS citation
- 1978 U.S. LEXIS 92
How the bench divided
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M 4 majorityC 4 concurringD 1 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Regular concurrence |
| Potter Stewart | Special concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Special concurrence |
| William J. Brennan | Special concurrence |
| Lewis F. Powell | Dissent |
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