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1966 term · Warren Court · 8-1

McGill et al. v. Ryals, Sheriff, et al.

385 U.S. 19 · 87 S. Ct. 212 · 1966 U.S. LEXIS 472

The record

Term
1966
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Petition denied/appeal dismissed
Docket
381 M
U.S. Reports
385 U.S. 19
S. Ct. citation
87 S. Ct. 212
LEXIS citation
1966 U.S. LEXIS 472

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in McGill et al. v. Ryals, Sheriff, et al.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
Potter StewartMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Abe FortasMajority
William O. DouglasDissent

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