1978 term · Burger Court · 7-1
Smith et al. v. Arkansas State Highway Employees, Local 1315, et al.
441 U.S. 463 · 99 S. Ct. 1826 · 1979 U.S. LEXIS 95
The record
- Term
- 1978
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 7-1
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 78-1223
- U.S. Reports
- 441 U.S. 463
- S. Ct. citation
- 99 S. Ct. 1826
- LEXIS citation
- 1979 U.S. LEXIS 95
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMD?
M 7 majorityD 1 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| Lewis F. Powell | Unknown |
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