1960 term · Warren Court · 6-3
Gallagher, Chief of Police of Springfield, Massachusetts, et al. v. Crown Kosher Super Market of Massachusetts, Inc., et al.
366 U.S. 617 · 81 S. Ct. 1122 · 1961 U.S. LEXIS 1060
The record
- Term
- 1960
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 11
- U.S. Reports
- 366 U.S. 617
- S. Ct. citation
- 81 S. Ct. 1122
- LEXIS citation
- 1961 U.S. LEXIS 1060
How the bench divided
MMMMCCDDD
M 4 majorityC 2 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| Charles E. Whittaker | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Judgment of the Court |
| Felix Frankfurter | Special concurrence |
| John M. Harlan II | Special concurrence |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
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