1958 term · Warren Court · 8-1
Greene v. McElroy et al.
360 U.S. 474 · 79 S. Ct. 1400 · 1959 U.S. LEXIS 1751
The record
- Term
- 1958
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 8-1
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 180
- U.S. Reports
- 360 U.S. 474
- S. Ct. citation
- 79 S. Ct. 1400
- LEXIS citation
- 1959 U.S. LEXIS 1751
How the bench divided
MMMMMCCCD
M 5 majorityC 3 concurringD 1 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| John M. Harlan II | Special concurrence |
| Felix Frankfurter | Special concurrence |
| Charles E. Whittaker | Special concurrence |
| Tom C. Clark | Dissent |
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