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1966 term · Warren Court · 9-0

Swenson, Warden v. Bosler

386 U.S. 258 · 87 S. Ct. 996 · 1967 U.S. LEXIS 2029

The record

Term
1966
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
759
U.S. Reports
386 U.S. 258
S. Ct. citation
87 S. Ct. 996
LEXIS citation
1967 U.S. LEXIS 2029

How the bench divided

M 9 majority

How each justice voted in Swenson, Warden v. Bosler.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Potter StewartMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Abe FortasMajority

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