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1964 term · Warren Court · 6-3

Henry v. Mississippi

379 U.S. 443 · 85 S. Ct. 564 · 1965 U.S. LEXIS 2006

The record

Term
1964
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
6
U.S. Reports
379 U.S. 443
S. Ct. citation
85 S. Ct. 564
LEXIS citation
1965 U.S. LEXIS 2006

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Henry v. Mississippi.
JusticeVote
William O. DouglasMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Arthur GoldbergMajority
Hugo BlackSpecial concurrence
John M. Harlan IIDissent
Potter StewartDissent
Tom C. ClarkDissent

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