1960 term · Warren Court · 5-4
Cafeteria & Restaurant Workers Union, Local 473, AFL-CIO, et al. v. McElroy et al.
367 U.S. 886 · 81 S. Ct. 1743 · 1961 U.S. LEXIS 814
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
- 97
- U.S. Reports
- 367 U.S. 886
- S. Ct. citation
- 81 S. Ct. 1743
- LEXIS citation
- 1961 U.S. LEXIS 814
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDDD
M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| Felix Frankfurter | Majority |
| Charles E. Whittaker | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Dissent |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| Earl Warren | Dissent |
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