1962 term · Warren Court · 9-0
Lane, Warden, v. Brown
372 U.S. 477 · 83 S. Ct. 768 · 1963 U.S. LEXIS 1946
The record
- Term
- 1962
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Docket
- 283
- U.S. Reports
- 372 U.S. 477
- S. Ct. citation
- 83 S. Ct. 768
- LEXIS citation
- 1963 U.S. LEXIS 1946
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMCC
M 7 majorityC 2 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Arthur Goldberg | Majority |
| John M. Harlan II | Special concurrence |
| Tom C. Clark | Special concurrence |
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