1964 term · Warren Court · 5-4
Cox v. Louisiana
379 U.S. 559 · 85 S. Ct. 476 · 1965 U.S. LEXIS 2328
The record
- Term
- 1964
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 49
- U.S. Reports
- 379 U.S. 559
- S. Ct. citation
- 85 S. Ct. 476
- LEXIS citation
- 1965 U.S. LEXIS 2328
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDDD
M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Arthur Goldberg | Majority |
| John M. Harlan II | Dissent |
| Hugo Black | Dissent |
| Byron White | Dissent |
| Tom C. Clark | Dissent |
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