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1963 term · Warren Court · 5-3

Schneider v. Rusk, Secretary of State

377 U.S. 163 · 84 S. Ct. 1187 · 1964 U.S. LEXIS 1275

The record

Term
1963
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
5-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
368
U.S. Reports
377 U.S. 163
S. Ct. citation
84 S. Ct. 1187
LEXIS citation
1964 U.S. LEXIS 1275

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 3 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Schneider v. Rusk, Secretary of State.
JusticeVote
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Potter StewartMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Arthur GoldbergMajority
John M. Harlan IIDissent
Byron WhiteDissent
Tom C. ClarkDissent
William J. BrennanUnknown

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