1965 term · Warren Court · 9-0
Shuttlesworth v. City of Birmingham
382 U.S. 87 · 86 S. Ct. 211 · 1965 U.S. LEXIS 264
The record
- Term
- 1965
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 5
- U.S. Reports
- 382 U.S. 87
- S. Ct. citation
- 86 S. Ct. 211
- LEXIS citation
- 1965 U.S. LEXIS 264
How the bench divided
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M 5 majorityC 4 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Regular concurrence |
| William O. Douglas | Special concurrence |
| Earl Warren | Special concurrence |
| Abe Fortas | Special concurrence |
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