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1962 term · Warren Court · 8-1

Arlan'S Department Store of Louisville, Inc., et al. v. Kentucky

371 U.S. 218 · 83 S. Ct. 277 · 1962 U.S. LEXIS 3

The record

Term
1962
Decided
Issue area
First Amendment
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Petition denied/appeal dismissed
Docket
503
U.S. Reports
371 U.S. 218
S. Ct. citation
83 S. Ct. 277
LEXIS citation
1962 U.S. LEXIS 3

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Arlan'S Department Store of Louisville, Inc., et al. v. Kentucky.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
Potter StewartMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Arthur GoldbergMajority
William O. DouglasDissent

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