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1968 term · Warren Court · 9-0

Carroll et al. v. President and Commissioners of Princess Anne et al.

393 U.S. 175 · 89 S. Ct. 347 · 1968 U.S. LEXIS 2948

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
6
U.S. Reports
393 U.S. 175
S. Ct. citation
89 S. Ct. 347
LEXIS citation
1968 U.S. LEXIS 2948

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityC 2 concurring

How each justice voted in Carroll et al. v. President and Commissioners of Princess Anne et al.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Abe FortasMajority
William O. DouglasRegular concurrence
Hugo BlackSpecial concurrence

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