1981 term · Burger Court · 6-3
Globe Newspaper Co. v. Superior Court for the County of Norfolk
457 U.S. 596 · 102 S. Ct. 2613 · 1982 U.S. LEXIS 137
The record
- Term
- 1981
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 81-611
- U.S. Reports
- 457 U.S. 596
- S. Ct. citation
- 102 S. Ct. 2613
- LEXIS citation
- 1982 U.S. LEXIS 137
How the bench divided
MMMMMCDDD
M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Special concurrence |
| Warren E. Burger | Dissent |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
| John Paul Stevens | Jurisdictional dissent |
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