1979 term · Burger Court · 6-3
Chiarella v. United States
445 U.S. 222 · 100 S. Ct. 1108 · 1980 U.S. LEXIS 88
The record
- Term
- 1979
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 78-1202
- U.S. Reports
- 445 U.S. 222
- S. Ct. citation
- 100 S. Ct. 1108
- LEXIS citation
- 1980 U.S. LEXIS 88
How the bench divided
MMMMCCDDD
M 4 majorityC 2 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Regular concurrence |
| William J. Brennan | Special concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| Warren E. Burger | Dissent |
| Harry Blackmun | Dissent |
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