1967 term · Warren Court · 7-1
Central Magazine Sales, Ltd. v. United States
389 U.S. 50 · 88 S. Ct. 235 · 1967 U.S. LEXIS 443
The record
- Term
- 1967
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 7-1
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 368
- U.S. Reports
- 389 U.S. 50
- S. Ct. citation
- 88 S. Ct. 235
- LEXIS citation
- 1967 U.S. LEXIS 443
How the bench divided
MMMMMMCD?
M 6 majorityC 1 concurringD 1 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Abe Fortas | Majority |
| John M. Harlan II | Special concurrence |
| Earl Warren | Dissent |
| Thurgood Marshall | Unknown |
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