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1963 term · Warren Court · 6-3

Donovan et al. v. City of Dallas et al.

377 U.S. 408 · 84 S. Ct. 1579 · 1964 U.S. LEXIS 1070

The record

Term
1963
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
264
U.S. Reports
377 U.S. 408
S. Ct. citation
84 S. Ct. 1579
LEXIS citation
1964 U.S. LEXIS 1070

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Donovan et al. v. City of Dallas et al.
JusticeVote
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Arthur GoldbergMajority
John M. Harlan IIDissent
Potter StewartDissent
Tom C. ClarkDissent

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