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Analysis Overview	Issues Summary	Frequency Distributions	Crosstab Reports	Case Details

Supreme Court Detail

Case Name	UNITED STATES v. ROBEL LEXIS \| Westlaw \| FindLaw \| CourtListener Note: FindLaw and CourtListener are free services.
Date Decision	December 11, 1967
Date Argument	November 14, 1966
Decision Type	opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations	389 U.S. 258 88 S. Ct. 419 1967 U.S. LEXIS 2741 19 L. Ed. 2d 508
Docket	8

Lower Court Detail

Court in which Case Originated	Washington Western U.S. District Court
Court whose Decision was Reviewed	Washington Western U.S. District Court
Petitioner	United States
Respondent	political candidate, activist, committee, party, party member, organization, or elected official

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 Smith, Subversive Activities Control, Communist Control, or other similar federal legislation (also see 346)
Vote Coalition	6 - 2
Decision Direction	Liberal
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Black Douglas Warren Stewart Fortas special concurrence Brennan dissent Harlan White justice did not participate Marshall
Issue/Legal Provision (2 of 2)	FIRST AMENDMENT Federal Or State Internal Security Legislation: Smith, Internal Security, And Related Federal Statutes CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT First Amendment (association)
Vote Coalition	6 - 2
Decision Direction	Liberal
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Black Douglas Warren Stewart Fortas special concurrence Brennan dissent Harlan White justice did not participate Marshall

Supreme Court Database Detail

SCDB ID

1967-033-01

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