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Mishkin v. New York

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
49
Appellee: 
New York
Appellant: 
Mishkin
Decided By: 
Warren Court (1965-1967)
Opinion: 
383 U.S. 502 (1966)
Argued: 
Tuesday, December 7, 1965
Decided: 
Monday, March 21, 1966
Issues: 
First Amendment, Obscenity, State

Cite this page
The Oyez Project, Mishkin v. New York , 383 U.S. 502 (1966)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1960-1969/1965/1965_49)
(last visited Wednesday, November 25, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 6 votes for New York, 3 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Amendment 1: Speech, Press, and Assembly

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Voted with the majority
Warren
Wrote a dissent
Black
Wrote a dissent
Douglas
Voted with the majority
Clark
Wrote a special concurrence
Harlan
Wrote the majority opinion
Brennan
Wrote a dissent
Stewart
Voted with the majority
White
Voted with the majority
Fortas

Full Opinion by Justice William J. Brennan, Jr.