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1978 term · Burger Court · 5-4

Gannett Co., Inc. v. Depasquale, County Court Judge of Seneca County, N. Y., et al.

443 U.S. 368 · 99 S. Ct. 2898 · 1979 U.S. LEXIS 15

The record

Term
1978
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
77-1301
U.S. Reports
443 U.S. 368
S. Ct. citation
99 S. Ct. 2898
LEXIS citation
1979 U.S. LEXIS 15

How the bench divided

M 2 majorityC 3 concurringD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Gannett Co., Inc. v. Depasquale, County Court Judge of Seneca County, N. Y., et al.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Warren E. BurgerRegular concurrence
Lewis F. PowellRegular concurrence
William RehnquistRegular concurrence
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
Byron WhiteDissent
Harry BlackmunDissent

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