1964 term · Warren Court · 8-1
Fortson, Secretary of State of Georgia v. Dorsey et al.
379 U.S. 433 · 85 S. Ct. 498 · 1965 U.S. LEXIS 2005
The record
- Term
- 1964
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 8-1
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 178
- U.S. Reports
- 379 U.S. 433
- S. Ct. citation
- 85 S. Ct. 498
- LEXIS citation
- 1965 U.S. LEXIS 2005
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMCD
M 7 majorityC 1 concurringD 1 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Arthur Goldberg | Majority |
| John M. Harlan II | Regular concurrence |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
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