1979 term · Burger Court · 7-1
Richmond Newspapers, Inc., et al. v. Virginia et al.
448 U.S. 555 · 100 S. Ct. 2814 · 1980 U.S. LEXIS 18
The record
- Term
- 1979
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 7-1
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 79-243
- U.S. Reports
- 448 U.S. 555
- S. Ct. citation
- 100 S. Ct. 2814
- LEXIS citation
- 1980 U.S. LEXIS 18
How the bench divided
MCCCCCCD?
M 1 majorityC 6 concurringD 1 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Warren E. Burger | Judgment of the Court |
| Byron White | Regular concurrence |
| John Paul Stevens | Regular concurrence |
| Potter Stewart | Special concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Special concurrence |
| William J. Brennan | Special concurrence |
| Harry Blackmun | Special concurrence |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
| Lewis F. Powell | Unknown |
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