1968 term · Warren Court · 5-4
Watts v. United States
394 U.S. 705 · 89 S. Ct. 1399 · 1969 U.S. LEXIS 1871
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
- 1107 M
- U.S. Reports
- 394 U.S. 705
- S. Ct. citation
- 89 S. Ct. 1399
- LEXIS citation
- 1969 U.S. LEXIS 1871
How the bench divided
MMMMCDDDD
M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Regular concurrence |
| Byron White | Dissent |
| John M. Harlan II | Jurisdictional dissent |
| Potter Stewart | Jurisdictional dissent |
| Abe Fortas | Jurisdictional dissent |
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