1965 term · Warren Court · 6-3
A Book Named 'John Cleland'S Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure' et al. v. Attorney General of Massachusetts
383 U.S. 413 · 86 S. Ct. 975 · 1966 U.S. LEXIS 2906
The record
- Term
- 1965
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 368
- U.S. Reports
- 383 U.S. 413
- S. Ct. citation
- 86 S. Ct. 975
- LEXIS citation
- 1966 U.S. LEXIS 2906
How the bench divided
MMMCCCDDD
M 3 majorityC 3 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Abe Fortas | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Judgment of the Court |
| Hugo Black | Special concurrence |
| William O. Douglas | Special concurrence |
| Potter Stewart | Special concurrence |
| John M. Harlan II | Dissent |
| Byron White | Dissent |
| Tom C. Clark | Dissent |
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