1959 term · Warren Court · 7-2
Nostrand et al. v. Little et al.
362 U.S. 474 · 80 S. Ct. 840 · 1960 U.S. LEXIS 1231
The record
- Term
- 1959
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Docket
- 342
- U.S. Reports
- 362 U.S. 474
- S. Ct. citation
- 80 S. Ct. 840
- LEXIS citation
- 1960 U.S. LEXIS 1231
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMDD
M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Felix Frankfurter | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Charles E. Whittaker | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Dissent |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
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