1979 term · Burger Court · 8-1
Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. v. Public Service Commission of New York
447 U.S. 557 · 100 S. Ct. 2343 · 1980 U.S. LEXIS 48
The record
- Term
- 1979
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 8-1
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 79-565
- U.S. Reports
- 447 U.S. 557
- S. Ct. citation
- 100 S. Ct. 2343
- LEXIS citation
- 1980 U.S. LEXIS 48
How the bench divided
MMMMMCCCD
M 5 majorityC 3 concurringD 1 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Special concurrence |
| Harry Blackmun | Special concurrence |
| John Paul Stevens | Special concurrence |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
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