1977 term · Burger Court · 5-4
Federal Communications Commission v. Pacifica Foundation et al.
438 U.S. 726 · 98 S. Ct. 3026 · 1978 U.S. LEXIS 135
The record
- Term
- 1977
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 77-528
- U.S. Reports
- 438 U.S. 726
- S. Ct. citation
- 98 S. Ct. 3026
- LEXIS citation
- 1978 U.S. LEXIS 135
How the bench divided
MMMCCDDDD
M 3 majorityC 2 concurringD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Special concurrence |
| Lewis F. Powell | Special concurrence |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| Byron White | Dissent |
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