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1954 term · Warren Court · 6-2

Witmer v. United States

348 U.S. 375 · 75 S. Ct. 392 · 1955 U.S. LEXIS 1078

The record

Term
1954
Decided
Issue area
First Amendment
Vote split
6-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
164
U.S. Reports
348 U.S. 375
S. Ct. citation
75 S. Ct. 392
LEXIS citation
1955 U.S. LEXIS 1078

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Witmer v. United States.
JusticeVote
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Harold BurtonMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Sherman MintonSpecial concurrence
Hugo BlackDissent
William O. DouglasDissent

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