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1966 term · Warren Court · 5-4

Jacobs et al. v. New York

388 U.S. 431 · 87 S. Ct. 2098 · 1967 U.S. LEXIS 1088

The record

Term
1966
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Petition denied/appeal dismissed
Docket
660
U.S. Reports
388 U.S. 431
S. Ct. citation
87 S. Ct. 2098
LEXIS citation
1967 U.S. LEXIS 1088

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Jacobs et al. v. New York.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
Potter StewartMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
William O. DouglasDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
Earl WarrenDissent
Abe FortasDissent

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