1967 term · Warren Court · 8-0
Beckley Newspapers Corp. v. Hanks
389 U.S. 81 · 88 S. Ct. 197 · 1967 U.S. LEXIS 344
The record
- Term
- 1967
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 8-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 467
- U.S. Reports
- 389 U.S. 81
- S. Ct. citation
- 88 S. Ct. 197
- LEXIS citation
- 1967 U.S. LEXIS 344
How the bench divided
MMMMMMCC?
M 6 majorityC 2 concurring? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Special concurrence |
| William O. Douglas | Special concurrence |
| Abe Fortas | Unknown |
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