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1968 term · Warren Court · 8-0

Brandenburg v. Ohio

395 U.S. 444 · 89 S. Ct. 1827 · 1969 U.S. LEXIS 1367

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
492
U.S. Reports
395 U.S. 444
S. Ct. citation
89 S. Ct. 1827
LEXIS citation
1969 U.S. LEXIS 1367

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 2 concurring

How each justice voted in Brandenburg v. Ohio.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Hugo BlackRegular concurrence
William O. DouglasRegular concurrence

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