1977 term · Burger Court · 4-3
Houchins, Sheriff of the County of Alameda, California v. Kqed, Inc., et al.
438 U.S. 1 · 98 S. Ct. 2588 · 1978 U.S. LEXIS 11
The record
- Term
- 1977
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 4-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 76-1310
- U.S. Reports
- 438 U.S. 1
- S. Ct. citation
- 98 S. Ct. 2588
- LEXIS citation
- 1978 U.S. LEXIS 11
How the bench divided
MMMCDDD??
M 3 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting? 2 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Judgment of the Court |
| Potter Stewart | Special concurrence |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| Lewis F. Powell | Dissent |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
| Thurgood Marshall | Unknown |
| Harry Blackmun | Unknown |
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