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1968 term · Warren Court · 5-4

Street v. New York

394 U.S. 576 · 89 S. Ct. 1354 · 1969 U.S. LEXIS 3189

The record

Term
1968
Decided
Issue area
First Amendment
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
5
U.S. Reports
394 U.S. 576
S. Ct. citation
89 S. Ct. 1354
LEXIS citation
1969 U.S. LEXIS 3189

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Street v. New York.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Hugo BlackDissent
Byron WhiteDissent
Earl WarrenDissent
Abe FortasDissent

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