1979 term · Burger Court · 5-2
Kissinger v. Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press et al.
445 U.S. 136 · 100 S. Ct. 960 · 1980 U.S. LEXIS 19
The record
- Term
- 1979
- Decided
- Issue area
- Privacy
- Vote split
- 5-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed and reversed in part
- Docket
- 78-1088
- U.S. Reports
- 445 U.S. 136
- S. Ct. citation
- 100 S. Ct. 960
- LEXIS citation
- 1980 U.S. LEXIS 19
How the bench divided
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M 5 majorityD 2 dissenting? 2 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
| Thurgood Marshall | Unknown |
| Harry Blackmun | Unknown |
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