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1964 term · Warren Court · 9-0

Harman et al. v. Forssenius et al.

380 U.S. 528 · 85 S. Ct. 1177 · 1965 U.S. LEXIS 1347

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
360
U.S. Reports
380 U.S. 528
S. Ct. citation
85 S. Ct. 1177
LEXIS citation
1965 U.S. LEXIS 1347

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityC 1 concurring

How each justice voted in Harman et al. v. Forssenius et al.
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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