1979 term · Burger Court · 6-3
Carey, State'S Attorney of Cook County v. Brown et al.
447 U.S. 455 · 100 S. Ct. 2286 · 1980 U.S. LEXIS 118
The record
- Term
- 1979
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 79-703
- U.S. Reports
- 447 U.S. 455
- S. Ct. citation
- 100 S. Ct. 2286
- LEXIS citation
- 1980 U.S. LEXIS 118
How the bench divided
MMMMMCDDD
M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Regular concurrence |
| Warren E. Burger | Dissent |
| Harry Blackmun | Dissent |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
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