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First Unit. Church v. Los Angeles

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
382
Petitioner: 
First Unit. Church
Respondent: 
Los Angeles
Consolidation: 
No. 385
Decided By: 
Warren Court (1957-1958)
Opinion: 
357 U.S. 545 (1958)
Argued: 
Tuesday, April 8, 1958
Decided: 
Monday, June 30, 1958
Issues: 
First Amendment, Loyalty Oath or Non-Communist Affidavit

Cite this page
The Oyez Project, First Unit. Church v. Los Angeles , 357 U.S. 545 (1958)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1950-1959/1957/1957_382)
(last visited Sunday, October 25, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 7 votes for First Unit. Church, 1 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Amendment 1: Speech, Press, and Assembly

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Did not participate
Warren
Wrote a regular concurrence, joined Douglas' concurrence
Black
Voted with the majority
Frankfurter
Wrote a regular concurrence, joined Black's concurrence
Douglas
Voted with the majority
Burton
Wrote a dissent
Clark
Voted with the majority
Harlan
Wrote the majority opinion
Brennan
Voted with the majority
Whittaker

Full Opinion by Justice William J. Brennan, Jr.