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1983 term · Burger Court · 5-4

Secretary of State of Maryland v. Joseph H. Munson Co., Inc.

467 U.S. 947 · 104 S. Ct. 2839 · 1984 U.S. LEXIS 123

The record

Term
1983
Decided
Issue area
First Amendment
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
82-766
U.S. Reports
467 U.S. 947
S. Ct. citation
104 S. Ct. 2839
LEXIS citation
1984 U.S. LEXIS 123

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Secretary of State of Maryland v. Joseph H. Munson Co., Inc.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
John Paul StevensRegular concurrence
Warren E. BurgerDissent
Lewis F. PowellDissent
William RehnquistDissent
Sandra Day O'ConnorDissent

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