1954 term · Warren Court · 7-2
Peters v. Hobby et al.
349 U.S. 331 · 75 S. Ct. 790 · 1955 U.S. LEXIS 1388
The record
- Term
- 1954
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 376
- U.S. Reports
- 349 U.S. 331
- S. Ct. citation
- 75 S. Ct. 790
- LEXIS citation
- 1955 U.S. LEXIS 1388
How the bench divided
MMMMMCCDD
M 5 majorityC 2 concurringD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| Felix Frankfurter | Majority |
| Sherman Minton | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Regular concurrence |
| William O. Douglas | Special concurrence |
| Harold Burton | Dissent |
| Stanley Reed | Dissent |
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