1962 term · Warren Court · 7-2
Sherbert v. Verner et al., Members of South Carolina Employment Security Commission, et al.
374 U.S. 398 · 83 S. Ct. 1790 · 1963 U.S. LEXIS 976
The record
- Term
- 1962
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 526
- U.S. Reports
- 374 U.S. 398
- S. Ct. citation
- 83 S. Ct. 1790
- LEXIS citation
- 1963 U.S. LEXIS 976
How the bench divided
MMMMMCCDD
M 5 majorityC 2 concurringD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| Arthur Goldberg | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Special concurrence |
| Potter Stewart | Special concurrence |
| John M. Harlan II | Dissent |
| Byron White | Dissent |
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