1963 term · Warren Court · 9-0
New York Times Co. v. Sullivan
376 U.S. 254 · 84 S. Ct. 710 · 1964 U.S. LEXIS 1655
The record
- Term
- 1963
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 39
- U.S. Reports
- 376 U.S. 254
- S. Ct. citation
- 84 S. Ct. 710
- LEXIS citation
- 1964 U.S. LEXIS 1655
How the bench divided
MMMMMMCCC
M 6 majorityC 3 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Special concurrence |
| William O. Douglas | Special concurrence |
| Arthur Goldberg | Special concurrence |
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