1955 term · Warren Court · 6-3
Pennsylvania v. Nelson
350 U.S. 497 · 76 S. Ct. 477 · 1956 U.S. LEXIS 1730
The record
- Term
- 1955
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 10
- U.S. Reports
- 350 U.S. 497
- S. Ct. citation
- 76 S. Ct. 477
- LEXIS citation
- 1956 U.S. LEXIS 1730
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDDD
M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| Felix Frankfurter | Majority |
| Harold Burton | Dissent |
| Stanley Reed | Dissent |
| Sherman Minton | Dissent |
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