
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
MMMMMMCC
M 6 majorityC 2 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Regular concurrence |
| William O. Douglas | Regular concurrence |
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