1963 term · Warren Court · 6-2
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Virginia ex rel. Virginia State Bar
377 U.S. 1 · 84 S. Ct. 1113 · 1964 U.S. LEXIS 2241
The record
- Term
- 1963
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 6-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Docket
- 34
- U.S. Reports
- 377 U.S. 1
- S. Ct. citation
- 84 S. Ct. 1113
- LEXIS citation
- 1964 U.S. LEXIS 2241
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDD?
M 6 majorityD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Arthur Goldberg | Majority |
| John M. Harlan II | Dissent |
| Tom C. Clark | Dissent |
| Potter Stewart | Unknown |
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