1964 term · Warren Court · 5-3
American Committee for Protection of Foreign Born v. Subversive Activities Control Board
380 U.S. 503 · 85 S. Ct. 1148 · 1965 U.S. LEXIS 1352
The record
- Term
- 1964
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 5-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Docket
- 44
- U.S. Reports
- 380 U.S. 503
- S. Ct. citation
- 85 S. Ct. 1148
- LEXIS citation
- 1965 U.S. LEXIS 1352
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDD?
M 5 majorityD 3 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Arthur Goldberg | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Dissent |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| John M. Harlan II | Dissent |
| Byron White | Unknown |
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