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1982 term · Burger Court · 7-2

Community Television of Southern California v. Gottfried et al.

459 U.S. 498 · 103 S. Ct. 885 · 1983 U.S. LEXIS 127

The record

Term
1982
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
81-298
U.S. Reports
459 U.S. 498
S. Ct. citation
103 S. Ct. 885
LEXIS citation
1983 U.S. LEXIS 127

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Community Television of Southern California v. Gottfried et al.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent

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