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1964 term · Warren Court · 9-0

Louisiana et al. v. United States

380 U.S. 145 · 85 S. Ct. 817 · 1965 U.S. LEXIS 1665

The record

Term
1964
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
67
U.S. Reports
380 U.S. 145
S. Ct. citation
85 S. Ct. 817
LEXIS citation
1965 U.S. LEXIS 1665

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityC 1 concurring

How each justice voted in Louisiana et al. v. United States.
JusticeVote
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Potter StewartMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Arthur GoldbergMajority
John M. Harlan IISpecial concurrence

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