1963 term · Warren Court · 6-3
Hamilton v. Alabama
376 U.S. 650 · 84 S. Ct. 982 · 1964 U.S. LEXIS 1544
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
- Docket
- 793
- U.S. Reports
- 376 U.S. 650
- S. Ct. citation
- 84 S. Ct. 982
- LEXIS citation
- 1964 U.S. LEXIS 1544
How the bench divided
MMMMMCDDD
M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Arthur Goldberg | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Special concurrence |
| Tom C. Clark | Jurisdictional dissent |
| John M. Harlan II | Jurisdictional dissent |
| Byron White | Jurisdictional dissent |
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