1953 term · Warren Court · 9-0
Superior Films, Inc. v. Department of Education of Ohio, Division of Film Censorship, Hissong, Superintendent
346 U.S. 587 · 74 S. Ct. 286 · 1954 U.S. LEXIS 2505
The record
- Term
- 1953
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 217
- U.S. Reports
- 346 U.S. 587
- S. Ct. citation
- 74 S. Ct. 286
- LEXIS citation
- 1954 U.S. LEXIS 2505
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMCC
M 7 majorityC 2 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| Felix Frankfurter | Majority |
| Harold Burton | Majority |
| Stanley Reed | Majority |
| Sherman Minton | Majority |
| Robert H. Jackson | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Special concurrence |
| William O. Douglas | Special concurrence |
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