1963 term · Warren Court · 9-0
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People v. Alabama ex rel. Flowers, Attorney General
377 U.S. 288 · 84 S. Ct. 1302 · 1964 U.S. LEXIS 1138
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
- 169
- U.S. Reports
- 377 U.S. 288
- S. Ct. citation
- 84 S. Ct. 1302
- LEXIS citation
- 1964 U.S. LEXIS 1138
How the bench divided
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M 9 majority
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| Arthur Goldberg | Majority |
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