1963 term · Warren Court · 6-3
Aptheker et al. v. Secretary of State
378 U.S. 500 · 84 S. Ct. 1659 · 1964 U.S. LEXIS 2225
The record
- Term
- 1963
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 461
- U.S. Reports
- 378 U.S. 500
- S. Ct. citation
- 84 S. Ct. 1659
- LEXIS citation
- 1964 U.S. LEXIS 2225
How the bench divided
MMMMCCDDD
M 4 majorityC 2 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Arthur Goldberg | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Regular concurrence |
| Hugo Black | Special concurrence |
| John M. Harlan II | Dissent |
| Byron White | Dissent |
| Tom C. Clark | Dissent |
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