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1965 term · Warren Court · 9-0

Georgia v. Rachel et al.

384 U.S. 780 · 86 S. Ct. 1783 · 1966 U.S. LEXIS 2810

The record

Term
1965
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
147
U.S. Reports
384 U.S. 780
S. Ct. citation
86 S. Ct. 1783
LEXIS citation
1966 U.S. LEXIS 2810

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 4 concurring

How each justice voted in Georgia v. Rachel et al.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
Potter StewartMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
William O. DouglasSpecial concurrence
William J. BrennanSpecial concurrence
Earl WarrenSpecial concurrence
Abe FortasSpecial concurrence

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