1960 term · Warren Court · 5-4
Braunfeld et al. v. Brown, Commissioner of Police of Philadelphia, et al.
366 U.S. 599 · 81 S. Ct. 1144 · 1961 U.S. LEXIS 1059
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
- 67
- U.S. Reports
- 366 U.S. 599
- S. Ct. citation
- 81 S. Ct. 1144
- LEXIS citation
- 1961 U.S. LEXIS 1059
How the bench divided
MMMMCDDDD
M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| Charles E. Whittaker | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Judgment of the Court |
| John M. Harlan II | Special concurrence |
| Felix Frankfurter | Dissent |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
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