1966 term · Warren Court · 9-0
Loving et ux. v. Virginia
388 U.S. 1 · 87 S. Ct. 1817 · 1967 U.S. LEXIS 1082
The record
- Term
- 1966
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 395
- U.S. Reports
- 388 U.S. 1
- S. Ct. citation
- 87 S. Ct. 1817
- LEXIS citation
- 1967 U.S. LEXIS 1082
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMMC
M 8 majorityC 1 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| Abe Fortas | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Special concurrence |
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