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Kaplan v. California

Docket: 71-1422
Citation: 413 U.S. 115 (1973)
Petitioner: Kaplan
Respondent: California

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Abstract

Argument: Thursday, October 19, 1972
Decision: Thursday, June 21, 1973
Issues: First Amendment, Obscenity, State

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Supreme Court Justice Opinions and Votes (by Ideology)

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Decision: 5 votes for Kaplan, 4 vote(s) against
Legal Provision: Amendment 1: Speech, Press, and Assembly
Wrote a dissent
Douglas
Wrote a dissent
Brennan
Voted with the minority, joined Brennan's dissent
Marshall
Voted with the minority, joined Brennan's dissent
Stewart
Voted with the majority
White
Voted with the majority
Powell
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Wrote the majority opinion
Burger
Voted with the majority
Rehnquist
Full Opinion by Chief Justice Warren E. Burger

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