1964 term · Warren Court · 5-2
Dombrowski et al. v. Pfister, Chairman, Joint Legislative Committee on Unamerican Activities of the Louisiana Legislature, et al.
380 U.S. 479 · 85 S. Ct. 1116 · 1965 U.S. LEXIS 1351
The record
- Term
- 1964
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 5-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 52
- U.S. Reports
- 380 U.S. 479
- S. Ct. citation
- 85 S. Ct. 1116
- LEXIS citation
- 1965 U.S. LEXIS 1351
How the bench divided
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M 5 majorityD 2 dissenting? 2 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Arthur Goldberg | Majority |
| John M. Harlan II | Dissent |
| Tom C. Clark | Dissent |
| Hugo Black | Unknown |
| Potter Stewart | Unknown |
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