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1960 term · Warren Court · 5-4

In re Anastaplo

366 U.S. 82 · 81 S. Ct. 978 · 1961 U.S. LEXIS 1268

The record

Term
1960
Decided
Issue area
First Amendment
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
58
U.S. Reports
366 U.S. 82
S. Ct. citation
81 S. Ct. 978
LEXIS citation
1961 U.S. LEXIS 1268

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in In re Anastaplo.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Potter StewartMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Charles E. WhittakerMajority
Hugo BlackDissent
William O. DouglasDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
Earl WarrenDissent

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