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1985 term · Burger Court · 5-4

Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc., et al. v. Hepps et al.

475 U.S. 767 · 106 S. Ct. 1558 · 1986 U.S. LEXIS 97

The record

Term
1985
Decided
Issue area
First Amendment
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
84-1491
U.S. Reports
475 U.S. 767
S. Ct. citation
106 S. Ct. 1558
LEXIS citation
1986 U.S. LEXIS 97

How the bench divided

M 3 majorityC 2 concurringD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc., et al. v. Hepps et al.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
William J. BrennanRegular concurrence
Harry BlackmunRegular concurrence
Byron WhiteDissent
Warren E. BurgerDissent
William RehnquistDissent
John Paul StevensDissent

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