1969 term · Burger Court · 6-2
Carlos v. New York
396 U.S. 119 · 90 S. Ct. 395 · 1969 U.S. LEXIS 103
The record
- Term
- 1969
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 6-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 524
- U.S. Reports
- 396 U.S. 119
- S. Ct. citation
- 90 S. Ct. 395
- LEXIS citation
- 1969 U.S. LEXIS 103
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDD
M 6 majorityD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| John M. Harlan II | Dissent |
| Warren E. Burger | Dissent |
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