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1965 term · Warren Court · 9-0

James v. Louisiana

382 U.S. 36 · 86 S. Ct. 151 · 1965 U.S. LEXIS 450

The record

Term
1965
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
23 M
U.S. Reports
382 U.S. 36
S. Ct. citation
86 S. Ct. 151
LEXIS citation
1965 U.S. LEXIS 450

How the bench divided

M 9 majority

How each justice voted in James v. Louisiana.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Potter StewartMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Abe FortasMajority

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