1962 term · Warren Court · 8-1
Avent et al. v. North Carolina.
373 U.S. 375 · 83 S. Ct. 1311 · 1963 U.S. LEXIS 1556
The record
- Term
- 1962
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 8-1
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Docket
- 11
- U.S. Reports
- 373 U.S. 375
- S. Ct. citation
- 83 S. Ct. 1311
- LEXIS citation
- 1963 U.S. LEXIS 1556
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMMD
M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| Arthur Goldberg | Majority |
| John M. Harlan II | Dissent |
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