1962 term · Warren Court · 6-3
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People v. Button, Attorney General of Virginia, et al.
371 U.S. 415 · 83 S. Ct. 328 · 1963 U.S. LEXIS 2398
The record
- Term
- 1962
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 5
- U.S. Reports
- 371 U.S. 415
- S. Ct. citation
- 83 S. Ct. 328
- LEXIS citation
- 1963 U.S. LEXIS 2398
How the bench divided
MMMMCCDDD
M 4 majorityC 2 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Arthur Goldberg | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Regular concurrence |
| Byron White | Special concurrence |
| John M. Harlan II | Dissent |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
| Tom C. Clark | Dissent |
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