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1964 term · Warren Court · 9-0

Garrison v. Louisiana

379 U.S. 64 · 85 S. Ct. 209 · 1964 U.S. LEXIS 150

The record

Term
1964
Decided
Issue area
First Amendment
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
4
U.S. Reports
379 U.S. 64
S. Ct. citation
85 S. Ct. 209
LEXIS citation
1964 U.S. LEXIS 150

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 3 concurring

How each justice voted in Garrison v. Louisiana.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Potter StewartMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Hugo BlackSpecial concurrence
William O. DouglasSpecial concurrence
Arthur GoldbergSpecial concurrence

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