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1965 term · Warren Court · 8-1

United States v. Guest et al.

383 U.S. 745 · 86 S. Ct. 1170 · 1966 U.S. LEXIS 2838

The record

Term
1965
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
65
U.S. Reports
383 U.S. 745
S. Ct. citation
86 S. Ct. 1170
LEXIS citation
1966 U.S. LEXIS 2838

How the bench divided

M 2 majorityC 6 concurringD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in United States v. Guest et al.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Hugo BlackRegular concurrence
Tom C. ClarkRegular concurrence
Abe FortasRegular concurrence
William O. DouglasSpecial concurrence
William J. BrennanSpecial concurrence
Earl WarrenSpecial concurrence
John M. Harlan IIDissent

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