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1967 term · Warren Court · 6-3

Ginsberg v. New York

390 U.S. 629 · 88 S. Ct. 1274 · 1968 U.S. LEXIS 1880

The record

Term
1967
Decided
Issue area
First Amendment
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
47
U.S. Reports
390 U.S. 629
S. Ct. citation
88 S. Ct. 1274
LEXIS citation
1968 U.S. LEXIS 1880

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 2 concurringD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Ginsberg v. New York.
JusticeVote
Earl WarrenMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
John M. Harlan IIRegular concurrence
Potter StewartSpecial concurrence
Hugo BlackDissent
William O. DouglasDissent
Abe FortasDissent

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