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1980 term · Burger Court · 7-2

Schad et al. v. Borough of Mount Ephraim

452 U.S. 61 · 101 S. Ct. 2176 · 1981 U.S. LEXIS 108

The record

Term
1980
Decided
Issue area
First Amendment
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
79-1640
U.S. Reports
452 U.S. 61
S. Ct. citation
101 S. Ct. 2176
LEXIS citation
1981 U.S. LEXIS 108

How the bench divided

M 3 majorityC 4 concurringD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Schad et al. v. Borough of Mount Ephraim.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Potter StewartRegular concurrence
Harry BlackmunRegular concurrence
Lewis F. PowellRegular concurrence
John Paul StevensSpecial concurrence
Warren E. BurgerDissent
William RehnquistDissent

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