1968 term · Warren Court · 8-0
Shuttlesworth v. City of Birmingham
394 U.S. 147 · 89 S. Ct. 935 · 1969 U.S. LEXIS 2296
The record
- Term
- 1968
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 8-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 42
- U.S. Reports
- 394 U.S. 147
- S. Ct. citation
- 89 S. Ct. 935
- LEXIS citation
- 1969 U.S. LEXIS 2296
How the bench divided
MMMMMMCC?
M 6 majorityC 2 concurring? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Abe Fortas | Majority |
| John M. Harlan II | Special concurrence |
| Hugo Black | Special concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Unknown |
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