1964 term · Warren Court · 6-3
Swain v. Alabama
380 U.S. 202 · 85 S. Ct. 824 · 1965 U.S. LEXIS 1668
The record
- Term
- 1964
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 64
- U.S. Reports
- 380 U.S. 202
- S. Ct. citation
- 85 S. Ct. 824
- LEXIS citation
- 1965 U.S. LEXIS 1668
How the bench divided
MMMMCCDDD
M 4 majorityC 2 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| John M. Harlan II | Regular concurrence |
| Hugo Black | Special concurrence |
| Earl Warren | Dissent |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| Arthur Goldberg | Dissent |
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