1966 term · Warren Court · 6-3
Kilgarlin et al. v. Hill, Secretary of State of Texas, et al.
386 U.S. 120 · 87 S. Ct. 820 · 1967 U.S. LEXIS 2201
The record
- Term
- 1966
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 235
- U.S. Reports
- 386 U.S. 120
- S. Ct. citation
- 87 S. Ct. 820
- LEXIS citation
- 1967 U.S. LEXIS 2201
How the bench divided
MMMMMCDDD
M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Abe Fortas | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Regular concurrence |
| John M. Harlan II | Dissent |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
| Tom C. Clark | Dissent |
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