1965 term · Warren Court · 8-0
Albertson et al. v. Subversive Activities Control Board
382 U.S. 70 · 86 S. Ct. 194 · 1965 U.S. LEXIS 263
The record
- Term
- 1965
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 8-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 3
- U.S. Reports
- 382 U.S. 70
- S. Ct. citation
- 86 S. Ct. 194
- LEXIS citation
- 1965 U.S. LEXIS 263
How the bench divided
MMMMMMCC?
M 6 majorityC 2 concurring? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Abe Fortas | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Regular concurrence |
| Tom C. Clark | Regular concurrence |
| Byron White | Unknown |
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