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Abstract

Argument: Tuesday, March 5, 1957
Decision: Monday, June 17, 1957
Issues: First Amendment, Legislative Investigations

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Supreme Court Justice Opinions and Votes (by Ideology)

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Decision: 6 votes for Sweezy, 2 vote(s) against
Legal Provision: Due Process
Did not participate
Whittaker
Voted with the majority
Douglas
Voted with the majority
Black
Wrote the judgment of the Court
Warren
Voted with the majority
Brennan
Wrote a dissent
Clark
Wrote a special concurrence
Frankfurter
Voted with the minority, joined Clark's dissent
Burton
Voted with the majority, joined Frankfurter's concurrence
Harlan
Judgment of the Court by Chief Justice Earl Warren

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The Oyez Project, Sweezy v. New Hampshire, 354 U.S. 234 (1957),
available at: <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1950-1959/1956/1956_175/>
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