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1963 term · Warren Court · 6-3

Gotthilf v. Sills et al.

375 U.S. 79 · 84 S. Ct. 187 · 1963 U.S. LEXIS 186

The record

Term
1963
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Petition denied/appeal dismissed
Docket
50
U.S. Reports
375 U.S. 79
S. Ct. citation
84 S. Ct. 187
LEXIS citation
1963 U.S. LEXIS 186

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Gotthilf v. Sills et al.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Potter StewartMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Arthur GoldbergMajority
Hugo BlackDissent
William O. DouglasDissent
Earl WarrenDissent

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