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1960 term · Warren Court · 8-1

Montana v. Kennedy, Attorney General

366 U.S. 308 · 81 S. Ct. 1336 · 1961 U.S. LEXIS 1115

The record

Term
1960
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
198
U.S. Reports
366 U.S. 308
S. Ct. citation
81 S. Ct. 1336
LEXIS citation
1961 U.S. LEXIS 1115

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Montana v. Kennedy, Attorney General.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
Potter StewartMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Charles E. WhittakerMajority
William O. DouglasDissent

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