1962 term · Warren Court · 8-1
School District of Abington Township, Pennsylvania, et al. v. Schempp et al.
374 U.S. 203 · 83 S. Ct. 1560 · 1963 U.S. LEXIS 2611
The record
- Term
- 1962
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 8-1
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 142
- U.S. Reports
- 374 U.S. 203
- S. Ct. citation
- 83 S. Ct. 1560
- LEXIS citation
- 1963 U.S. LEXIS 2611
How the bench divided
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M 4 majorityC 4 concurringD 1 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| John M. Harlan II | Regular concurrence |
| William O. Douglas | Regular concurrence |
| William J. Brennan | Regular concurrence |
| Arthur Goldberg | Regular concurrence |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
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