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1960 term · Warren Court · 6-3

Uphaus v. Wyman, Attorney General of New Hampshire

364 U.S. 388 · 81 S. Ct. 153 · 1960 U.S. LEXIS 192

The record

Term
1960
Decided
Issue area
First Amendment
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Petition denied/appeal dismissed
Docket
336
U.S. Reports
364 U.S. 388
S. Ct. citation
81 S. Ct. 153
LEXIS citation
1960 U.S. LEXIS 192

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Uphaus v. Wyman, Attorney General of New Hampshire.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Potter StewartMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Charles E. WhittakerMajority
William J. BrennanSpecial concurrence
Hugo BlackDissent
William O. DouglasDissent
Earl WarrenDissent

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