1966 term · Warren Court · 7-2
Swann et al. v. Adams, Secretary of State of Florida, et al.
385 U.S. 440 · 87 S. Ct. 569 · 1967 U.S. LEXIS 2577
The record
- Term
- 1966
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 136
- U.S. Reports
- 385 U.S. 440
- S. Ct. citation
- 87 S. Ct. 569
- LEXIS citation
- 1967 U.S. LEXIS 2577
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMDD
M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| Abe Fortas | Majority |
| John M. Harlan II | Dissent |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
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