1965 term · Warren Court · 6-3
Evans et al. v. Newton et al.
382 U.S. 296 · 86 S. Ct. 486 · 1966 U.S. LEXIS 2530
The record
- Term
- 1965
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 61
- U.S. Reports
- 382 U.S. 296
- S. Ct. citation
- 86 S. Ct. 486
- LEXIS citation
- 1966 U.S. LEXIS 2530
How the bench divided
MMMMMCDDD
M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| Abe Fortas | Majority |
| Byron White | Special concurrence |
| John M. Harlan II | Dissent |
| Hugo Black | Dissent |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
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