1957 term · Warren Court · 5-4
Beilan v. Board of Public Education, School District of Philadelphia
357 U.S. 399 · 78 S. Ct. 1317 · 1958 U.S. LEXIS 663
The record
- Term
- 1957
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 63
- U.S. Reports
- 357 U.S. 399
- S. Ct. citation
- 78 S. Ct. 1317
- LEXIS citation
- 1958 U.S. LEXIS 663
How the bench divided
MMMMCDDDD
M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| Charles E. Whittaker | Majority |
| Harold Burton | Majority |
| Felix Frankfurter | Regular concurrence |
| Hugo Black | Dissent |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| Earl Warren | Dissent |
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