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1965 term · Warren Court · 8-1

South Carolina v. Katzenbach, Attorney General

383 U.S. 301 · 86 S. Ct. 803 · 1966 U.S. LEXIS 2112

The record

Term
1965
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Petition denied/appeal dismissed
Docket
22 ORIG
U.S. Reports
383 U.S. 301
S. Ct. citation
86 S. Ct. 803
LEXIS citation
1966 U.S. LEXIS 2112

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in South Carolina v. Katzenbach, Attorney General.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Potter StewartMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Abe FortasMajority
Hugo BlackDissent

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