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1966 term · Warren Court · 5-4

Keyishian et al. v. Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York et al.

385 U.S. 589 · 87 S. Ct. 675 · 1967 U.S. LEXIS 2454

The record

Term
1966
Decided
Issue area
First Amendment
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
105
U.S. Reports
385 U.S. 589
S. Ct. citation
87 S. Ct. 675
LEXIS citation
1967 U.S. LEXIS 2454

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Keyishian et al. v. Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York et al.
JusticeVote
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Abe FortasMajority
John M. Harlan IIDissent
Potter StewartDissent
Byron WhiteDissent
Tom C. ClarkDissent

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