1980 term · Burger Court · 5-4
Flynt et al. v. Ohio
451 U.S. 619 · 101 S. Ct. 1958 · 1981 U.S. LEXIS 100
The record
- Term
- 1980
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Petition denied/appeal dismissed
- Docket
- 80-420
- U.S. Reports
- 451 U.S. 619
- S. Ct. citation
- 101 S. Ct. 1958
- LEXIS citation
- 1981 U.S. LEXIS 100
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDDD
M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
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