1982 term · Burger Court · 6-3
Brown et al. v. Socialist Workers '74 Campaign Committee (Ohio) et al.
459 U.S. 87 · 103 S. Ct. 416 · 1982 U.S. LEXIS 169
The record
- Term
- 1982
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 81-776
- U.S. Reports
- 459 U.S. 87
- S. Ct. citation
- 103 S. Ct. 416
- LEXIS citation
- 1982 U.S. LEXIS 169
How the bench divided
MMMMMCDDD
M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Special concurrence |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Dissent |
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