1966 term · Warren Court · 9-0
Whitus et al. v. Georgia
385 U.S. 545 · 87 S. Ct. 643 · 1967 U.S. LEXIS 2452
The record
- Term
- 1966
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 650
- U.S. Reports
- 385 U.S. 545
- S. Ct. citation
- 87 S. Ct. 643
- LEXIS citation
- 1967 U.S. LEXIS 2452
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMMM
M 9 majority
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| Abe Fortas | Majority |
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