1952 term · Vinson Court · 7-2
Poulos v. New Hampshire
345 U.S. 395 · 73 S. Ct. 760 · 1953 U.S. LEXIS 2606
The record
- Term
- 1952
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Vinson Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 341
- U.S. Reports
- 345 U.S. 395
- S. Ct. citation
- 73 S. Ct. 760
- LEXIS citation
- 1953 U.S. LEXIS 2606
How the bench divided
MMMMMMCDD
M 6 majorityC 1 concurringD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Sherman Minton | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| Harold Burton | Majority |
| Robert H. Jackson | Majority |
| Stanley Reed | Majority |
| Fred M. Vinson | Majority |
| Felix Frankfurter | Special concurrence |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| Hugo Black | Dissent |
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