1981 term · Burger Court · 6-2
California ex rel. Cooper, City Attorney of Santa Ana, California v. Mitchell Brothers' Santa Ana Theater et al.
454 U.S. 90 · 102 S. Ct. 172 · 1981 U.S. LEXIS 145
The record
- Term
- 1981
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 6-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 81-271
- U.S. Reports
- 454 U.S. 90
- S. Ct. citation
- 102 S. Ct. 172
- LEXIS citation
- 1981 U.S. LEXIS 145
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDDD
M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent from denial of cert |
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