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1962 term · Warren Court · 6-2

Holmes v. California et al.

372 U.S. 710 · 83 S. Ct. 1020 · 1963 U.S. LEXIS 1815

The record

Term
1962
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
6-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
70 M
U.S. Reports
372 U.S. 710
S. Ct. citation
83 S. Ct. 1020
LEXIS citation
1963 U.S. LEXIS 1815

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Holmes v. California et al.
JusticeVote
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Potter StewartMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Arthur GoldbergMajority
John M. Harlan IIDissent
Tom C. ClarkDissent
Byron WhiteUnknown

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