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1960 term · Warren Court · 8-0

Slagle et al. v. Ohio

366 U.S. 259 · 81 S. Ct. 1076 · 1961 U.S. LEXIS 1158

The record

Term
1960
Decided
Issue area
First Amendment
Vote split
8-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed and reversed in part
Docket
105
U.S. Reports
366 U.S. 259
S. Ct. citation
81 S. Ct. 1076
LEXIS citation
1961 U.S. LEXIS 1158

How the bench divided

M 8 majority? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Slagle et al. v. Ohio.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Potter StewartMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Charles E. WhittakerMajority
Felix FrankfurterUnknown

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