1985 term · Burger Court · 7-2
Press-Enterprise Co. v. Superior Court of California for the County of Riverside
478 U.S. 1 · 106 S. Ct. 2735 · 1986 U.S. LEXIS 120
The record
- Term
- 1985
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 84-1560
- U.S. Reports
- 478 U.S. 1
- S. Ct. citation
- 106 S. Ct. 2735
- LEXIS citation
- 1986 U.S. LEXIS 120
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMDD
M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
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