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Abstract

Argument: Tuesday, October 14, 1975
Decision: Tuesday, March 2, 1976
Issues: First Amendment, Libel, Defamation
Categories: freedom of speech, freedom of the press, libel

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Supreme Court Justice Opinions and Votes (by Seniority)

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Decision: 6 votes for Time, Inc., 2 vote(s) against
Legal Provision: Amendment 1: Speech, Press, and Assembly
Did not participate
Stevens
Voted with the majority
Burger
Wrote a dissent
Brennan
Voted with the majority, joined Powell's concurrence
Stewart
Wrote a special concurrence
White
Wrote a dissent
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Wrote a regular concurrence
Powell
Wrote the majority opinion
Rehnquist
Full Opinion by Justice William H. Rehnquist

Split Vote (by Seniority)

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Did not participate
Stevens
Voted with the majority
Burger
Wrote a special concurrence
Brennan
Voted with the majority, joined Powell's concurrence
Stewart
Wrote a dissent
White
Wrote a special concurrence
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Wrote a regular concurrence
Powell
Wrote the majority opinion
Rehnquist
Full Opinion by Justice William H. Rehnquist

Cite this page

The Oyez Project, Time, Inc. v. Firestone, 424 U.S. 448 (1976),
available at: <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1975/1975_74_944/>
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