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1965 term · Warren Court · 6-3

United States v. Yazell

382 U.S. 341 · 86 S. Ct. 500 · 1966 U.S. LEXIS 2755

The record

Term
1965
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
10
U.S. Reports
382 U.S. 341
S. Ct. citation
86 S. Ct. 500
LEXIS citation
1966 U.S. LEXIS 2755

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in United States v. Yazell.
JusticeVote
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Potter StewartMajority
Abe FortasMajority
John M. Harlan IISpecial concurrence
Hugo BlackDissent
William O. DouglasDissent
Byron WhiteDissent

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