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1967 term · Warren Court · 6-1

United States v. Louisiana et al.

389 U.S. 155 · 88 S. Ct. 367 · 1967 U.S. LEXIS 2756

The record

Term
1967
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
6-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Docket
9 ORIG
U.S. Reports
389 U.S. 155
S. Ct. citation
88 S. Ct. 367
LEXIS citation
1967 U.S. LEXIS 2756

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 1 dissenting? 2 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in United States v. Louisiana et al.
JusticeVote
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Abe FortasMajority
Potter StewartSpecial concurrence
John M. Harlan IIDissent
Thurgood MarshallUnknown
Earl WarrenUnknown

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