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1964 term · Warren Court · 5-4

Cameron et al. v. Johnson, Governor of Mississippi, et al.

381 U.S. 741 · 85 S. Ct. 1751 · 1965 U.S. LEXIS 975

The record

Term
1964
Decided
Issue area
First Amendment
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
587 M
U.S. Reports
381 U.S. 741
S. Ct. citation
85 S. Ct. 1751
LEXIS citation
1965 U.S. LEXIS 975

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Cameron et al. v. Johnson, Governor of Mississippi, et al.
JusticeVote
William O. DouglasMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Arthur GoldbergMajority
John M. Harlan IIDissent
Hugo BlackDissent
Potter StewartDissent
Byron WhiteDissent

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