1959 term · Warren Court · 9-0
Smith v. California
361 U.S. 147 · 80 S. Ct. 215 · 1959 U.S. LEXIS 1885
The record
- Term
- 1959
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 9
- U.S. Reports
- 361 U.S. 147
- S. Ct. citation
- 80 S. Ct. 215
- LEXIS citation
- 1959 U.S. LEXIS 1885
How the bench divided
MMMMMCCCC
M 5 majorityC 4 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| Charles E. Whittaker | Majority |
| John M. Harlan II | Special concurrence |
| Hugo Black | Special concurrence |
| William O. Douglas | Special concurrence |
| Felix Frankfurter | Special concurrence |
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