1962 term · Warren Court · 8-1
Fields et al. v. South Carolina
372 U.S. 522 · 83 S. Ct. 887 · 1963 U.S. LEXIS 1950
The record
- Term
- 1962
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 8-1
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Docket
- 399
- U.S. Reports
- 372 U.S. 522
- S. Ct. citation
- 83 S. Ct. 887
- LEXIS citation
- 1963 U.S. LEXIS 1950
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMMD
M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Arthur Goldberg | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Dissent |
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