1960 term · Warren Court · 7-2
Lathrop v. Donohue
367 U.S. 820 · 81 S. Ct. 1826 · 1961 U.S. LEXIS 1998
The record
- Term
- 1960
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 200
- U.S. Reports
- 367 U.S. 820
- S. Ct. citation
- 81 S. Ct. 1826
- LEXIS citation
- 1961 U.S. LEXIS 1998
How the bench divided
MMMMCCCDD
M 4 majorityC 3 concurringD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Judgment of the Court |
| Felix Frankfurter | Special concurrence |
| John M. Harlan II | Special concurrence |
| Charles E. Whittaker | Special concurrence |
| Hugo Black | Dissent |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
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