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1967 term · Warren Court · 6-2

Lucas et al. v. Rhodes, Governor of Ohio, et al.

389 U.S. 212 · 88 S. Ct. 416 · 1967 U.S. LEXIS 133

The record

Term
1967
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
6-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
568
U.S. Reports
389 U.S. 212
S. Ct. citation
88 S. Ct. 416
LEXIS citation
1967 U.S. LEXIS 133

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Lucas et al. v. Rhodes, Governor of Ohio, et al.
JusticeVote
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Abe FortasMajority
John M. Harlan IIDissent
Potter StewartDissent
Thurgood MarshallUnknown

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