1967 term · Warren Court · 8-1
Lee Art Theatre, Inc. v. Virginia
392 U.S. 636 · 88 S. Ct. 2103 · 1968 U.S. LEXIS 1145
The record
- Term
- 1967
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 8-1
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 997
- U.S. Reports
- 392 U.S. 636
- S. Ct. citation
- 88 S. Ct. 2103
- LEXIS citation
- 1968 U.S. LEXIS 1145
How the bench divided
MMMMMCCCD
M 5 majorityC 3 concurringD 1 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Abe Fortas | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Special concurrence |
| William O. Douglas | Special concurrence |
| Potter Stewart | Special concurrence |
| John M. Harlan II | Dissent |
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