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1965 term · Warren Court · 9-0

Rees v. Peyton, Penitentiary Superintendent

384 U.S. 312 · 86 S. Ct. 1505 · 1966 U.S. LEXIS 1518

The record

Term
1965
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
321 M
U.S. Reports
384 U.S. 312
S. Ct. citation
86 S. Ct. 1505
LEXIS citation
1966 U.S. LEXIS 1518

How the bench divided

M 9 majority

How each justice voted in Rees v. Peyton, Penitentiary Superintendent.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Potter StewartMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Abe FortasMajority

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