1967 term · Warren Court · 6-3
Whitehill v. Elkins, President, University of Maryland, et al.
389 U.S. 54 · 88 S. Ct. 184 · 1967 U.S. LEXIS 343
The record
- Term
- 1967
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 25
- U.S. Reports
- 389 U.S. 54
- S. Ct. citation
- 88 S. Ct. 184
- LEXIS citation
- 1967 U.S. LEXIS 343
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDDD
M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Abe Fortas | Majority |
| John M. Harlan II | Dissent |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
| Byron White | Dissent |
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