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1962 term · Warren Court · 7-2

Norvell v. Illinois

373 U.S. 420 · 83 S. Ct. 1366 · 1963 U.S. LEXIS 1437

The record

Term
1962
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
513
U.S. Reports
373 U.S. 420
S. Ct. citation
83 S. Ct. 1366
LEXIS citation
1963 U.S. LEXIS 1437

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 1 concurringD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Norvell v. Illinois.
JusticeVote
Earl WarrenMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
John M. Harlan IISpecial concurrence
Potter StewartDissent
Arthur GoldbergDissent

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