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1982 term · Burger Court · 8-1

Larkin et al. v. Grendel'S den, Inc.

459 U.S. 116 · 103 S. Ct. 505 · 1982 U.S. LEXIS 170

The record

Term
1982
Decided
Issue area
First Amendment
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
81-878
U.S. Reports
459 U.S. 116
S. Ct. citation
103 S. Ct. 505
LEXIS citation
1982 U.S. LEXIS 170

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Larkin et al. v. Grendel'S den, Inc.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
William RehnquistDissent

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