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Analysis Overview	Issues Summary	Frequency Distributions	Crosstab Reports	Case Details

Supreme Court Detail

Case Name	UNITED STATES v. BROWN LEXIS \| Westlaw \| FindLaw \| CourtListener Note: FindLaw and CourtListener are free services.
Date Decision	June 07, 1965
Date Argument	March 29, 1965
Decision Type	opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations	381 U.S. 437 85 S. Ct. 1707 1965 U.S. LEXIS 2206 14 L. Ed. 2d 484
Docket	399

Lower Court Detail

Court in which Case Originated	California Northern U.S. District Court
Court whose Decision was Reviewed	U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Petitioner	United States
Respondent	union, labor organization, or official of

Vote Detail

Issue/Legal Provision (1 of 2)	FIRST AMENDMENT Federal Or State Internal Security Legislation: Smith, Internal Security, And Related Federal Statutes FEDERAL STATUTE Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure
Vote Coalition	5 - 4
Decision Direction	Liberal
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Black Douglas Warren Brennan Goldberg dissent Clark Harlan Stewart White
Issue/Legal Provision (2 of 2)	FIRST AMENDMENT Federal Or State Internal Security Legislation: Smith, Internal Security, And Related Federal Statutes CONSTITUTION Article I, Section 9, Paragraph 3 (bill of attainder or ex post facto law)
Vote Coalition	5 - 4
Decision Direction	Liberal
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Black Douglas Warren Brennan Goldberg dissent Clark Harlan Stewart White

Supreme Court Database Detail

SCDB ID

1964-120-01

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