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1966 term · Warren Court · 8-1

Thorpe v. Housing Authority of the City of Durham

386 U.S. 670 · 87 S. Ct. 1244 · 1967 U.S. LEXIS 1747

The record

Term
1966
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
712
U.S. Reports
386 U.S. 670
S. Ct. citation
87 S. Ct. 1244
LEXIS citation
1967 U.S. LEXIS 1747

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityC 1 concurringD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Thorpe v. Housing Authority of the City of Durham.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
Potter StewartMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Abe FortasMajority
William O. DouglasSpecial concurrence
Byron WhiteDissent

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