1977 term · Burger Court · 5-3
Zurcher, Chief of Police of Palo Alto, et al. v. Stanford Daily et al.
436 U.S. 547 · 98 S. Ct. 1970 · 1978 U.S. LEXIS 98
The record
- Term
- 1977
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 5-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 76-1484
- U.S. Reports
- 436 U.S. 547
- S. Ct. citation
- 98 S. Ct. 1970
- LEXIS citation
- 1978 U.S. LEXIS 98
How the bench divided
MMMMCDDD?
M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Regular concurrence |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Unknown |
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