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1964 term · Warren Court · 5-2

United States v. California

381 U.S. 139 · 85 S. Ct. 1401 · 1965 U.S. LEXIS 2224

The record

Term
1964
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
5-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Docket
5 ORIG
U.S. Reports
381 U.S. 139
S. Ct. citation
85 S. Ct. 1401
LEXIS citation
1965 U.S. LEXIS 2224

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 2 dissenting? 2 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in United States v. California.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Potter StewartMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Arthur GoldbergMajority
Hugo BlackDissent
William O. DouglasDissent
Earl WarrenUnknown
Tom C. ClarkUnknown

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