1965 term · Warren Court · 9-0
Mills v. Alabama
384 U.S. 214 · 86 S. Ct. 1434 · 1966 U.S. LEXIS 1580
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
- 597
- U.S. Reports
- 384 U.S. 214
- S. Ct. citation
- 86 S. Ct. 1434
- LEXIS citation
- 1966 U.S. LEXIS 1580
How the bench divided
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M 6 majorityC 3 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| Abe Fortas | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Regular concurrence |
| William J. Brennan | Regular concurrence |
| John M. Harlan II | Special concurrence |
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