1958 term · Warren Court · 9-0
Kingsley International Pictures Corp. v. Regents of the University of the State of New York
360 U.S. 684 · 79 S. Ct. 1362 · 1959 U.S. LEXIS 662
The record
- Term
- 1958
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 394
- U.S. Reports
- 360 U.S. 684
- S. Ct. citation
- 79 S. Ct. 1362
- LEXIS citation
- 1959 U.S. LEXIS 662
How the bench divided
MMMCCCCCC
M 3 majorityC 6 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Regular concurrence |
| William O. Douglas | Regular concurrence |
| John M. Harlan II | Special concurrence |
| Tom C. Clark | Special concurrence |
| Felix Frankfurter | Special concurrence |
| Charles E. Whittaker | Special concurrence |
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