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In Re Sawyer

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
326
Petitioner: 
In Re Sawyer
Decided By: 
Warren Court (1958-1962)
Opinion: 
360 U.S. 622 (1959)
Argued: 
Tuesday, May 19, 1959
Decided: 
Monday, June 29, 1959
Issues: 
Attorneys, Admission to a State or Federal Bar, Disbarment, and Attorney Discipline; First Amendment, Miscellaneous

Cite this page
The Oyez Project, In Re Sawyer , 360 U.S. 622 (1959)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1950-1959/1958/1958_326)
(last visited Friday, November 27, 2009).
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Question: 

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Decisions

Decision: 5 votes for In Re Sawyer, 4 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Amendment 1: Speech, Press, and Assembly

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Voted with the majority
Warren
Wrote a regular concurrence
Black
Wrote a dissent
Frankfurter
Voted with the majority
Douglas
Wrote a dissent, joined Frankfurter's dissent
Clark
Voted with the minority, joined Frankfurter's dissent
Harlan
Wrote the judgment of the Court
Brennan
Voted with the minority, joined Frankfurter's dissent
Whittaker
Wrote a special concurrence
Stewart

Judgment of the Court by Justice William J. Brennan, Jr.