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1964 term · Warren Court · 8-1

Department of Mental Hygiene of California v. Kirchner, Administratrix

380 U.S. 194 · 85 S. Ct. 871 · 1965 U.S. LEXIS 1667

The record

Term
1964
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
111
U.S. Reports
380 U.S. 194
S. Ct. citation
85 S. Ct. 871
LEXIS citation
1965 U.S. LEXIS 1667

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Department of Mental Hygiene of California v. Kirchner, Administratrix.
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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