1981 term · Burger Court · 9-0
New York v. Ferber
458 U.S. 747 · 102 S. Ct. 3348 · 1982 U.S. LEXIS 12
The record
- Term
- 1981
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 81-55
- U.S. Reports
- 458 U.S. 747
- S. Ct. citation
- 102 S. Ct. 3348
- LEXIS citation
- 1982 U.S. LEXIS 12
How the bench divided
MMMMCCCCC
M 4 majorityC 5 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Regular concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Special concurrence |
| William J. Brennan | Special concurrence |
| Harry Blackmun | Special concurrence |
| John Paul Stevens | Special concurrence |
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