1964 term · Warren Court · 7-0
Abernathy et al. v. Alabama.
380 U.S. 447 · 85 S. Ct. 1101 · 1965 U.S. LEXIS 1485
The record
- Term
- 1964
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 7-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 9
- U.S. Reports
- 380 U.S. 447
- S. Ct. citation
- 85 S. Ct. 1101
- LEXIS citation
- 1965 U.S. LEXIS 1485
How the bench divided
MMMMMMM??
M 7 majority? 2 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| Arthur Goldberg | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Unknown |
| Byron White | Unknown |
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