1958 term · Warren Court · 5-4
Barenblatt v. United States
360 U.S. 109 · 79 S. Ct. 1081 · 1959 U.S. LEXIS 1809
The record
- Term
- 1958
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 35
- U.S. Reports
- 360 U.S. 109
- S. Ct. citation
- 79 S. Ct. 1081
- LEXIS citation
- 1959 U.S. LEXIS 1809
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDDD
M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| Felix Frankfurter | Majority |
| Charles E. Whittaker | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Dissent |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| Earl Warren | Dissent |
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