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1982 term · Burger Court · 9-0

United States et al. v. Grace et al.

461 U.S. 171 · 103 S. Ct. 1702 · 1983 U.S. LEXIS 154

The record

Term
1982
Decided
Issue area
First Amendment
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed and reversed in part
Docket
81-1863
U.S. Reports
461 U.S. 171
S. Ct. citation
103 S. Ct. 1702
LEXIS citation
1983 U.S. LEXIS 154

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityC 2 concurring

How each justice voted in United States et al. v. Grace et al.
JusticeVote
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Thurgood MarshallSpecial concurrence
John Paul StevensSpecial concurrence

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