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1963 term · Warren Court · 8-1

Green et al. v. Virginia

378 U.S. 550 · 84 S. Ct. 1910 · 1964 U.S. LEXIS 836

The record

Term
1963
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
761
U.S. Reports
378 U.S. 550
S. Ct. citation
84 S. Ct. 1910
LEXIS citation
1964 U.S. LEXIS 836

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Green et al. v. Virginia.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
Potter StewartMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Arthur GoldbergMajority
William O. DouglasDissent

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