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1966 term · Warren Court · 8-1

Pierson et al. v. Ray et al.

386 U.S. 547 · 87 S. Ct. 1213 · 1967 U.S. LEXIS 2791

The record

Term
1966
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed and remanded in part
Docket
79
U.S. Reports
386 U.S. 547
S. Ct. citation
87 S. Ct. 1213
LEXIS citation
1967 U.S. LEXIS 2791

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Pierson et al. v. Ray et al.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
Potter StewartMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Abe FortasMajority
William O. DouglasDissent

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