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1964 term · Warren Court · 5-4

United States v. Brown

381 U.S. 437 · 85 S. Ct. 1707 · 1965 U.S. LEXIS 2206

The record

Term
1964
Decided
Issue area
First Amendment
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
399
U.S. Reports
381 U.S. 437
S. Ct. citation
85 S. Ct. 1707
LEXIS citation
1965 U.S. LEXIS 2206

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in United States v. Brown.
JusticeVote
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Arthur GoldbergMajority
John M. Harlan IIDissent
Potter StewartDissent
Byron WhiteDissent
Tom C. ClarkDissent

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