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1966 term · Warren Court · 5-4

Adderley et al. v. Florida

385 U.S. 39 · 87 S. Ct. 242 · 1966 U.S. LEXIS 238

The record

Term
1966
Decided
Issue area
First Amendment
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
19
U.S. Reports
385 U.S. 39
S. Ct. citation
87 S. Ct. 242
LEXIS citation
1966 U.S. LEXIS 238

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Adderley et al. v. Florida.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
Potter StewartMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
William O. DouglasDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
Earl WarrenDissent
Abe FortasDissent

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