1967 term · Warren Court · 8-1
Watts et al. v. Seward School Board et al.
391 U.S. 592 · 88 S. Ct. 1753 · 1968 U.S. LEXIS 1473
The record
- Term
- 1967
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 8-1
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Docket
- 325
- U.S. Reports
- 391 U.S. 592
- S. Ct. citation
- 88 S. Ct. 1753
- LEXIS citation
- 1968 U.S. LEXIS 1473
How the bench divided
MMMMMMCCD
M 6 majorityC 2 concurringD 1 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Abe Fortas | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Special concurrence |
| William O. Douglas | Special concurrence |
| Byron White | Dissent |
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