1965 term · Warren Court · 5-4
Wallace et al. v. Virginia
384 U.S. 891 · 86 S. Ct. 1916 · 1966 U.S. LEXIS 1142
The record
- Term
- 1965
- Decided
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 1011
- U.S. Reports
- 384 U.S. 891
- S. Ct. citation
- 86 S. Ct. 1916
- LEXIS citation
- 1966 U.S. LEXIS 1142
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDDD
M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| Earl Warren | Dissent |
| Abe Fortas | Dissent |
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