1967 term · Warren Court · 8-0
Schneider v. Smith, Commandant, United States Coast Guard
390 U.S. 17 · 88 S. Ct. 682 · 1968 U.S. LEXIS 2713
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
- Docket
- 196
- U.S. Reports
- 390 U.S. 17
- S. Ct. citation
- 88 S. Ct. 682
- LEXIS citation
- 1968 U.S. LEXIS 2713
How the bench divided
MMMCCCCC?
M 3 majorityC 5 concurring? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Regular concurrence |
| Abe Fortas | Regular concurrence |
| John M. Harlan II | Special concurrence |
| Potter Stewart | Special concurrence |
| Byron White | Special concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Unknown |
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