1964 term · Warren Court · 8-0
Lamont, dba Basic Pamphlets v. Postmaster General
381 U.S. 301 · 85 S. Ct. 1493 · 1965 U.S. LEXIS 2286
The record
- Term
- 1964
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 8-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 491
- U.S. Reports
- 381 U.S. 301
- S. Ct. citation
- 85 S. Ct. 1493
- LEXIS citation
- 1965 U.S. LEXIS 2286
How the bench divided
MMMMMCCC?
M 5 majorityC 3 concurring? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Regular concurrence |
| Arthur Goldberg | Regular concurrence |
| John M. Harlan II | Special concurrence |
| Byron White | Unknown |
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