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1977 term · Burger Court · 8-0

Ohralik v. Ohio State Bar Assn.

436 U.S. 447 · 98 S. Ct. 1912 · 1978 U.S. LEXIS 29

The record

Term
1977
Decided
Issue area
Attorneys
Vote split
8-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
76-1650
U.S. Reports
436 U.S. 447
S. Ct. citation
98 S. Ct. 1912
LEXIS citation
1978 U.S. LEXIS 29

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 2 concurring? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Ohralik v. Ohio State Bar Assn.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Thurgood MarshallSpecial concurrence
William RehnquistSpecial concurrence
William J. BrennanUnknown

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