
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
MMMMCCCDD
M 4 majorityC 3 concurringD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Regular concurrence |
| William J. Brennan | Regular concurrence |
| Arthur Goldberg | Regular concurrence |
| John M. Harlan II | Dissent |
| Tom C. Clark | Dissent |
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