1962 term · Warren Court · 5-4
Gibson v. Florida Legislative Investigation Committee
372 U.S. 539 · 83 S. Ct. 889 · 1963 U.S. LEXIS 2503
The record
- Term
- 1962
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 6
- U.S. Reports
- 372 U.S. 539
- S. Ct. citation
- 83 S. Ct. 889
- LEXIS citation
- 1963 U.S. LEXIS 2503
How the bench divided
MMMCCDDDD
M 3 majorityC 2 concurringD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Arthur Goldberg | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Regular concurrence |
| William O. Douglas | Regular concurrence |
| John M. Harlan II | Dissent |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
| Byron White | Dissent |
| Tom C. Clark | Dissent |
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