1967 term · Warren Court · 6-2
United States v. Robel
389 U.S. 258 · 88 S. Ct. 419 · 1967 U.S. LEXIS 2741
The record
- Term
- 1967
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 6-2
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 8
- U.S. Reports
- 389 U.S. 258
- S. Ct. citation
- 88 S. Ct. 419
- LEXIS citation
- 1967 U.S. LEXIS 2741
How the bench divided
MMMMMCDD?
M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Abe Fortas | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Special concurrence |
| John M. Harlan II | Dissent |
| Byron White | Dissent |
| Thurgood Marshall | Unknown |
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