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1964 term · Warren Court · 6-3

Zemel v. Rusk, Secretary of State, et al.

381 U.S. 1 · 85 S. Ct. 1271 · 1965 U.S. LEXIS 1304

The record

Term
1964
Decided
Issue area
First Amendment
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
86
U.S. Reports
381 U.S. 1
S. Ct. citation
85 S. Ct. 1271
LEXIS citation
1965 U.S. LEXIS 1304

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Zemel v. Rusk, Secretary of State, et al.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Potter StewartMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Hugo BlackDissent
William O. DouglasDissent
Arthur GoldbergDissent

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