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1966 term · Warren Court · 5-4

Reitman et al. v. Mulkey et al.

387 U.S. 369 · 87 S. Ct. 1627 · 1967 U.S. LEXIS 1324

The record

Term
1966
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
483
U.S. Reports
387 U.S. 369
S. Ct. citation
87 S. Ct. 1627
LEXIS citation
1967 U.S. LEXIS 1324

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Reitman et al. v. Mulkey et al.
JusticeVote
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Abe FortasMajority
William O. DouglasRegular concurrence
John M. Harlan IIDissent
Hugo BlackDissent
Potter StewartDissent
Tom C. ClarkDissent

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