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1967 term · Warren Court · 7-1

Zschernig et al. v. Miller, Administrator, et al.

389 U.S. 429 · 88 S. Ct. 664 · 1968 U.S. LEXIS 2714

The record

Term
1967
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
7-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
21
U.S. Reports
389 U.S. 429
S. Ct. citation
88 S. Ct. 664
LEXIS citation
1968 U.S. LEXIS 2714

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 3 concurringD 1 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Zschernig et al. v. Miller, Administrator, et al.
JusticeVote
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Abe FortasMajority
Potter StewartRegular concurrence
William J. BrennanRegular concurrence
John M. Harlan IISpecial concurrence
Byron WhiteDissent
Thurgood MarshallUnknown

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