1956 term · Warren Court · 6-3
Roth v. United States
354 U.S. 476 · 77 S. Ct. 1304 · 1957 U.S. LEXIS 587
The record
- Term
- 1956
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 582
- U.S. Reports
- 354 U.S. 476
- S. Ct. citation
- 77 S. Ct. 1304
- LEXIS citation
- 1957 U.S. LEXIS 587
How the bench divided
MMMMMCDDD
M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| Felix Frankfurter | Majority |
| Charles E. Whittaker | Majority |
| Harold Burton | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Special concurrence |
| John M. Harlan II | Dissent |
| Hugo Black | Dissent |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
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