1962 term · Warren Court · 6-3
Wheeldin et al. v. Wheeler
373 U.S. 647 · 83 S. Ct. 1441 · 1963 U.S. LEXIS 1395
The record
- Term
- 1962
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 493
- U.S. Reports
- 373 U.S. 647
- S. Ct. citation
- 83 S. Ct. 1441
- LEXIS citation
- 1963 U.S. LEXIS 1395
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDDD
M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| Arthur Goldberg | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| Earl Warren | Dissent |
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