1957 term · Warren Court · 7-2
Barr v. Matteo et al.
355 U.S. 171 · 78 S. Ct. 204 · 1957 U.S. LEXIS 47
The record
- Term
- 1957
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Docket
- 409
- U.S. Reports
- 355 U.S. 171
- S. Ct. citation
- 78 S. Ct. 204
- LEXIS citation
- 1957 U.S. LEXIS 47
How the bench divided
MMMMMCCDD
M 5 majorityC 2 concurringD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Felix Frankfurter | Majority |
| Harold Burton | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| Charles E. Whittaker | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Special concurrence |
| Hugo Black | Special concurrence |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Jurisdictional dissent |
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