1963 term · Warren Court · 5-3
Germano et al. v. Kerner, Governor of Illinois, et al.
378 U.S. 560 · 84 S. Ct. 1908 · 1964 U.S. LEXIS 846
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 and remanded
- Docket
- 636
- U.S. Reports
- 378 U.S. 560
- S. Ct. citation
- 84 S. Ct. 1908
- LEXIS citation
- 1964 U.S. LEXIS 846
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDD?
M 5 majorityD 3 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| John M. Harlan II | Dissent |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
| Tom C. Clark | Dissent |
| Arthur Goldberg | Unknown |
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