1958 term · Warren Court · 5-4
Vitarelli v. Seaton, Secretary of the Interior, et al.
359 U.S. 535 · 79 S. Ct. 968 · 1959 U.S. LEXIS 899
The record
- Term
- 1958
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 101
- U.S. Reports
- 359 U.S. 535
- S. Ct. citation
- 79 S. Ct. 968
- LEXIS citation
- 1959 U.S. LEXIS 899
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDDD
M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
| Tom C. Clark | Dissent |
| Felix Frankfurter | Dissent |
| Charles E. Whittaker | Dissent |
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