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1958 term · Warren Court · 9-0

Taylor v. McElroy et al.

360 U.S. 709 · 79 S. Ct. 1428 · 1959 U.S. LEXIS 663

The record

Term
1958
Decided
Issue area
First Amendment
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
504
U.S. Reports
360 U.S. 709
S. Ct. citation
79 S. Ct. 1428
LEXIS citation
1959 U.S. LEXIS 663

How the bench divided

M 9 majority

How each justice voted in Taylor v. McElroy et al.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Potter StewartMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Charles E. WhittakerMajority

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