1964 term · Warren Court · 9-0
Cox v. Louisiana
379 U.S. 536 · 85 S. Ct. 453 · 1965 U.S. LEXIS 2008
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
- 24
- U.S. Reports
- 379 U.S. 536
- S. Ct. citation
- 85 S. Ct. 453
- LEXIS citation
- 1965 U.S. LEXIS 2008
How the bench divided
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M 5 majorityC 4 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Arthur Goldberg | Majority |
| John M. Harlan II | Special concurrence |
| Hugo Black | Special concurrence |
| Byron White | Special concurrence |
| Tom C. Clark | Special concurrence |
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