1978 term · Burger Court · 5-4
Jones et al. v. Wolf et al.
443 U.S. 595 · 99 S. Ct. 3020 · 1979 U.S. LEXIS 16
The record
- Term
- 1978
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Docket
- 78-91
- U.S. Reports
- 443 U.S. 595
- S. Ct. citation
- 99 S. Ct. 3020
- LEXIS citation
- 1979 U.S. LEXIS 16
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDDD
M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Dissent |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
| Byron White | Dissent |
| Lewis F. Powell | Dissent |
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