1962 term · Warren Court · 5-4
Kennedy, Attorney General, v. Mendoza-Martinez
372 U.S. 144 · 83 S. Ct. 554 · 1963 U.S. LEXIS 2095
The record
- Term
- 1962
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 2
- U.S. Reports
- 372 U.S. 144
- S. Ct. citation
- 83 S. Ct. 554
- LEXIS citation
- 1963 U.S. LEXIS 2095
How the bench divided
MMCCCDDDD
M 2 majorityC 3 concurringD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Arthur Goldberg | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Regular concurrence |
| William O. Douglas | Regular concurrence |
| William J. Brennan | Regular concurrence |
| John M. Harlan II | Dissent |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
| Byron White | Dissent |
| Tom C. Clark | Dissent |
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