1965 term · Warren Court · 5-4
Kent v. United States
383 U.S. 541 · 86 S. Ct. 1045 · 1966 U.S. LEXIS 2015
The record
- Term
- 1965
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 104
- U.S. Reports
- 383 U.S. 541
- S. Ct. citation
- 86 S. Ct. 1045
- LEXIS citation
- 1966 U.S. LEXIS 2015
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDDD
M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| Abe Fortas | Majority |
| John M. Harlan II | Dissent |
| Hugo Black | Dissent |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
| Byron White | Dissent |
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