1978 term · Burger Court · 8-1
Wolston v. Reader'S Digest Association, Inc., et al.
443 U.S. 157 · 99 S. Ct. 2701 · 1979 U.S. LEXIS 142
The record
- Term
- 1978
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 8-1
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 78-5414
- U.S. Reports
- 443 U.S. 157
- S. Ct. citation
- 99 S. Ct. 2701
- LEXIS citation
- 1979 U.S. LEXIS 142
How the bench divided
MMMMMMCCD
M 6 majorityC 2 concurringD 1 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Special concurrence |
| Harry Blackmun | Special concurrence |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
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