1965 term · Warren Court · 6-2
Swann et al. v. Adams, Secretary of State of Florida, et al.
383 U.S. 210 · 86 S. Ct. 767 · 1966 U.S. LEXIS 2212
The record
- Term
- 1965
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 6-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 973
- U.S. Reports
- 383 U.S. 210
- S. Ct. citation
- 86 S. Ct. 767
- LEXIS citation
- 1966 U.S. LEXIS 2212
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDD?
M 6 majorityD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| John M. Harlan II | Dissent |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
| Abe Fortas | Unknown |
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