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Wood v. Georgia

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
369
Petitioner: 
Wood
Respondent: 
Georgia
Decided By: 
Warren Court (1962)
Opinion: 
370 U.S. 375 (1962)
Argued: 
Thursday, March 29, 1962
Decided: 
Monday, June 25, 1962
Issues: 
First Amendment, Miscellaneous

Cite this page
The Oyez Project, Wood v. Georgia , 370 U.S. 375 (1962)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1960-1969/1961/1961_369)
(last visited Friday, November 27, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 5 votes for Wood, 2 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Amendment 1: Speech, Press, and Assembly

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Wrote the majority opinion
Warren
Voted with the majority
Black
Did not participate
Frankfurter
Voted with the majority
Douglas
Voted with the minority, joined Harlan's dissent
Clark
Wrote a dissent
Harlan
Voted with the majority
Brennan
Voted with the majority
Stewart
Did not participate
White

Full Opinion by Justice Earl Warren