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1983 term · Burger Court · 9-0

Press-Enterprise Co. v. Superior Court of California, Riverside County

464 U.S. 501 · 104 S. Ct. 819 · 1984 U.S. LEXIS 20

The record

Term
1983
Decided
Issue area
First Amendment
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
82-556
U.S. Reports
464 U.S. 501
S. Ct. citation
104 S. Ct. 819
LEXIS citation
1984 U.S. LEXIS 20

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 3 concurring

How each justice voted in Press-Enterprise Co. v. Superior Court of California, Riverside County.
JusticeVote
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Harry BlackmunRegular concurrence
John Paul StevensRegular concurrence
Thurgood MarshallSpecial concurrence

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