1968 term · Warren Court · 9-0
Epperson et al. v. Arkansas
393 U.S. 97 · 89 S. Ct. 266 · 1968 U.S. LEXIS 328
The record
- Term
- 1968
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 7
- U.S. Reports
- 393 U.S. 97
- S. Ct. citation
- 89 S. Ct. 266
- LEXIS citation
- 1968 U.S. LEXIS 328
How the bench divided
MMMMMMCCC
M 6 majorityC 3 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Abe Fortas | Majority |
| John M. Harlan II | Special concurrence |
| Hugo Black | Special concurrence |
| Potter Stewart | Special concurrence |
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