1965 term · Warren Court · 6-3
Solomon v. South Carolina
382 U.S. 204 · 86 S. Ct. 396 · 1965 U.S. LEXIS 129
The record
- Term
- 1965
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Petition denied/appeal dismissed
- Docket
- 588
- U.S. Reports
- 382 U.S. 204
- S. Ct. citation
- 86 S. Ct. 396
- LEXIS citation
- 1965 U.S. LEXIS 129
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDDD
M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Abe Fortas | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Jurisdictional dissent |
| Potter Stewart | Jurisdictional dissent |
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