1981 term · Burger Court · 9-0
United States Department of State et al. v. Washington Post Co.
456 U.S. 595 · 102 S. Ct. 1957 · 1982 U.S. LEXIS 106
The record
- Term
- 1981
- Decided
- Issue area
- Privacy
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 81-535
- U.S. Reports
- 456 U.S. 595
- S. Ct. citation
- 102 S. Ct. 1957
- LEXIS citation
- 1982 U.S. LEXIS 106
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMMC
M 8 majorityC 1 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Special concurrence |
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