1968 term · Warren Court · 9-0
Stanley v. Georgia
394 U.S. 557 · 89 S. Ct. 1243 · 1969 U.S. LEXIS 1972
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 and remanded
- Docket
- 293
- U.S. Reports
- 394 U.S. 557
- S. Ct. citation
- 89 S. Ct. 1243
- LEXIS citation
- 1969 U.S. LEXIS 1972
How the bench divided
MMMMMCCCC
M 5 majorityC 4 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Abe Fortas | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Regular concurrence |
| Potter Stewart | Special concurrence |
| William J. Brennan | Special concurrence |
| Byron White | Special concurrence |
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