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1964 term · Warren Court · 9-0

Hearne et al. v. Smylie, Governor of Idaho, et al.

381 U.S. 420 · 85 S. Ct. 1571 · 1965 U.S. LEXIS 1035

The record

Term
1964
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Petition denied/appeal dismissed
Docket
617
U.S. Reports
381 U.S. 420
S. Ct. citation
85 S. Ct. 1571
LEXIS citation
1965 U.S. LEXIS 1035

How the bench divided

M 9 majority

How each justice voted in Hearne et al. v. Smylie, Governor of Idaho, et al.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Potter StewartMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Arthur GoldbergMajority

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