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1962 term · Warren Court · 7-2

Willner v. Committee on Character and Fitness, Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Judicial Department

373 U.S. 96 · 83 S. Ct. 1175 · 1963 U.S. LEXIS 1616

The record

Term
1962
Decided
Issue area
Due Process
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
140
U.S. Reports
373 U.S. 96
S. Ct. citation
83 S. Ct. 1175
LEXIS citation
1963 U.S. LEXIS 1616

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 3 concurringD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Willner v. Committee on Character and Fitness, Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Judicial Department.
JusticeVote
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Potter StewartRegular concurrence
William J. BrennanRegular concurrence
Arthur GoldbergRegular concurrence
John M. Harlan IIDissent
Tom C. ClarkDissent

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