1967 term · Warren Court · 8-1
Rockefeller, Governor of New York, et al. v. Wells et al.
389 U.S. 421 · 88 S. Ct. 578 · 1967 U.S. LEXIS 6
The record
- Term
- 1967
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 8-1
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 691
- U.S. Reports
- 389 U.S. 421
- S. Ct. citation
- 88 S. Ct. 578
- LEXIS citation
- 1967 U.S. LEXIS 6
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMMD
M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Abe Fortas | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| John M. Harlan II | Jurisdictional dissent |
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