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1963 term · Warren Court · 8-1

Davis, Secretary, State Board of Elections, et al. v. Mann et al.

377 U.S. 678 · 84 S. Ct. 1441 · 1964 U.S. LEXIS 1005

The record

Term
1963
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
69
U.S. Reports
377 U.S. 678
S. Ct. citation
84 S. Ct. 1441
LEXIS citation
1964 U.S. LEXIS 1005

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 2 concurringD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Davis, Secretary, State Board of Elections, et al. v. Mann et al.
JusticeVote
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Arthur GoldbergMajority
Potter StewartSpecial concurrence
Tom C. ClarkSpecial concurrence
John M. Harlan IIDissent

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