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Miami Herald Publishing Co. v. Tornillo

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
73-797
Appellee: 
Tornillo
Appellant: 
Miami Herald Publishing Co.
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1972-1975)
Opinion: 
418 U.S. 241 (1974)
Argued: 
Wednesday, April 17, 1974
Decided: 
Tuesday, June 25, 1974
Issues: 
First Amendment, Miscellaneous
Categories: 
freedom of the press, elections, freedom of speech

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The Oyez Project, Miami Herald Publishing Co. v. Tornillo , 418 U.S. 241 (1974)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1973/1973_73_797)
(last visited Sunday, July 5, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 9 votes for Miami Herald Publishing Co., 0 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Amendment 1: Speech, Press, and Assembly

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Wrote the majority opinion
Burger
Voted with the majority
Douglas
Wrote a regular concurrence
Brennan
Voted with the majority
Stewart
Wrote a regular concurrence
White
Voted with the majority
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
Powell
Voted with the majority, joined Brennan's concurrence
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Full Opinion by Justice Warren E. Burger