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1966 term · Warren Court · 7-2

Woodby v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

385 U.S. 276 · 87 S. Ct. 483 · 1966 U.S. LEXIS 7

The record

Term
1966
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
40
U.S. Reports
385 U.S. 276
S. Ct. citation
87 S. Ct. 483
LEXIS citation
1966 U.S. LEXIS 7

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Woodby v. Immigration and Naturalization Service.
JusticeVote
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Potter StewartMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Abe FortasMajority
John M. Harlan IIDissent
Tom C. ClarkDissent

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