1979 term · Burger Court · 6-3
Snepp v. United States
444 U.S. 507 · 100 S. Ct. 763 · 1980 U.S. LEXIS 75
The record
- Term
- 1979
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 78-1871
- U.S. Reports
- 444 U.S. 507
- S. Ct. citation
- 100 S. Ct. 763
- LEXIS citation
- 1980 U.S. LEXIS 75
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDDD
M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
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