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1966 term · Warren Court · 6-3

Boutilier v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

387 U.S. 118 · 87 S. Ct. 1563 · 1967 U.S. LEXIS 1400

The record

Term
1966
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
440
U.S. Reports
387 U.S. 118
S. Ct. citation
87 S. Ct. 1563
LEXIS citation
1967 U.S. LEXIS 1400

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Boutilier v. Immigration and Naturalization Service.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
Potter StewartMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
William O. DouglasDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
Abe FortasDissent

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