1968 term · Warren Court · 8-1
Clark, Attorney General, et al. v. Gabriel
393 U.S. 256 · 89 S. Ct. 424 · 1968 U.S. LEXIS 3
The record
- Term
- 1968
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 8-1
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 572
- U.S. Reports
- 393 U.S. 256
- S. Ct. citation
- 89 S. Ct. 424
- LEXIS citation
- 1968 U.S. LEXIS 3
How the bench divided
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M 4 majorityC 4 concurringD 1 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| Abe Fortas | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Regular concurrence |
| William J. Brennan | Special concurrence |
| Potter Stewart | Special concurrence |
| Byron White | Special concurrence |
| Hugo Black | Jurisdictional dissent |
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