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1965 term · Warren Court · 6-3

Texas v. United States

384 U.S. 155 · 86 S. Ct. 1383 · 1966 U.S. LEXIS 1724

The record

Term
1965
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
1218
U.S. Reports
384 U.S. 155
S. Ct. citation
86 S. Ct. 1383
LEXIS citation
1966 U.S. LEXIS 1724

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Texas v. United States.
JusticeVote
William O. DouglasMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Abe FortasMajority
John M. Harlan IIDissent
Hugo BlackDissent
Potter StewartDissent

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