1963 term · Warren Court · 6-3
Wesberry et al. v. Sanders, Governor of Georgia, et al.
376 U.S. 1 · 84 S. Ct. 526 · 1964 U.S. LEXIS 1773
The record
- Term
- 1963
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 22
- U.S. Reports
- 376 U.S. 1
- S. Ct. citation
- 84 S. Ct. 526
- LEXIS citation
- 1964 U.S. LEXIS 1773
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDDD
M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Arthur Goldberg | Majority |
| John M. Harlan II | Dissent |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
| Tom C. Clark | Dissent |
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