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Abstract

Argument: Tuesday, May 19, 1959
Decision: Monday, June 29, 1959
Issues: First Amendment, Miscellaneous

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Supreme Court Justice Opinions and Votes (by Seniority)

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

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The Oyez Project, In Re Sawyer, 360 U.S. 622 (1959),
available at: <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1950-1959/1958/1958_326/>
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