1966 term · Warren Court · 5-4
Ratner et al. v. California
388 U.S. 442 · 87 S. Ct. 2092 · 1967 U.S. LEXIS 1092
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
- Docket
- 10
- U.S. Reports
- 388 U.S. 442
- S. Ct. citation
- 87 S. Ct. 2092
- LEXIS citation
- 1967 U.S. LEXIS 1092
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDDD
M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Abe Fortas | Majority |
| John M. Harlan II | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| Earl Warren | Dissent |
| Tom C. Clark | Dissent |
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