1963 term · Warren Court · 6-3
Bell et al. v. Maryland
378 U.S. 226 · 84 S. Ct. 1814 · 1964 U.S. LEXIS 824
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
- 12
- U.S. Reports
- 378 U.S. 226
- S. Ct. citation
- 84 S. Ct. 1814
- LEXIS citation
- 1964 U.S. LEXIS 824
How the bench divided
MMMCCCDDD
M 3 majorityC 3 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Regular concurrence |
| Earl Warren | Regular concurrence |
| Arthur Goldberg | Regular concurrence |
| John M. Harlan II | Dissent |
| Hugo Black | Dissent |
| Byron White | Dissent |
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