1967 term · Warren Court · 5-3
Eagar et al. v. Magma Copper Co.
389 U.S. 323 · 88 S. Ct. 503 · 1967 U.S. LEXIS 67
The record
- Term
- 1967
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 5-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 659
- U.S. Reports
- 389 U.S. 323
- S. Ct. citation
- 88 S. Ct. 503
- LEXIS citation
- 1967 U.S. LEXIS 67
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDD?
M 5 majorityD 3 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Abe Fortas | Majority |
| John M. Harlan II | Dissent |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
| Thurgood Marshall | Unknown |
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