1959 term · Warren Court · 5-3
Nelson et al. v. County of Los Angeles et al.
362 U.S. 1 · 80 S. Ct. 527 · 1960 U.S. LEXIS 1564
The record
- Term
- 1959
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 5-3
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 152
- U.S. Reports
- 362 U.S. 1
- S. Ct. citation
- 80 S. Ct. 527
- LEXIS citation
- 1960 U.S. LEXIS 1564
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDD?
M 5 majorityD 3 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| 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 | Unknown |
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