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1964 term · Warren Court · 8-1

Parsons, Town Clerk of the Town of Hubbardton, et al. v. Buckley et al.

379 U.S. 359 · 85 S. Ct. 503 · 1965 U.S. LEXIS 2204

The record

Term
1964
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
624
U.S. Reports
379 U.S. 359
S. Ct. citation
85 S. Ct. 503
LEXIS citation
1965 U.S. LEXIS 2204

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Parsons, Town Clerk of the Town of Hubbardton, et al. v. Buckley et al.
JusticeVote
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Potter StewartMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Arthur GoldbergMajority
John M. Harlan IIDissent

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