1962 term · Warren Court · 9-0
Watson et al. v. City of Memphis et al.
373 U.S. 526 · 83 S. Ct. 1314 · 1963 U.S. LEXIS 2619
The record
- Term
- 1962
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 424
- U.S. Reports
- 373 U.S. 526
- S. Ct. citation
- 83 S. Ct. 1314
- LEXIS citation
- 1963 U.S. LEXIS 2619
How the bench divided
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M 9 majority
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| 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 |
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