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1983 term · Burger Court · 9-0

Seattle Times Co., dba the Seattle Times, et al. v. Rhinehart et al.

467 U.S. 20 · 104 S. Ct. 2199 · 1984 U.S. LEXIS 85

The record

Term
1983
Decided
Issue area
First Amendment
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
82-1721
U.S. Reports
467 U.S. 20
S. Ct. citation
104 S. Ct. 2199
LEXIS citation
1984 U.S. LEXIS 85

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityC 2 concurring

How each justice voted in Seattle Times Co., dba the Seattle Times, et al. v. Rhinehart et al.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Thurgood MarshallRegular concurrence
William J. BrennanRegular concurrence

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