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Abstract

Argument: Wednesday, March 27, 1968
Decision: Monday, June 3, 1968
Issues: First Amendment, Libel, Defamation

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Supreme Court Justice Opinions and Votes (by Seniority)

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Decision: 8 votes for Pickering, 1 vote(s) against
Legal Provision: Amendment 1: Speech, Press, and Assembly
Voted with the majority
Warren
Voted with the majority, joined Douglas' concurrence
Black
Wrote a special concurrence
Douglas
Voted with the majority
Harlan
Voted with the majority
Brennan
Voted with the majority
Stewart
Wrote a dissent
White
Voted with the majority
Fortas
Wrote the majority opinion
Marshall
Full Opinion by Justice Thurgood Marshall

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The Oyez Project, Pickering v. Board Of Education, 391 U.S. 563 (1968),
available at: <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1960-1969/1967/1967_510/>
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