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1967 term · Warren Court · 4-4

Anderson v. Johnson, Warden

390 U.S. 456 · 88 S. Ct. 1194 · 1968 U.S. LEXIS 2121

The record

Term
1967
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
4-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
700
U.S. Reports
390 U.S. 456
S. Ct. citation
88 S. Ct. 1194
LEXIS citation
1968 U.S. LEXIS 2121

How the bench divided

8 not participating? 1 no vote recorded

The per-justice record for this case is incomplete: it accounts for 0 of the 8 votes in the reported 4-4 split.

How each justice voted in Anderson v. Johnson, Warden.
JusticeVote
Earl WarrenNo participation
Hugo BlackNo participation
William O. DouglasNo participation
John M. Harlan IINo participation
William J. BrennanNo participation
Potter StewartNo participation
Byron WhiteNo participation
Abe FortasNo participation
Thurgood MarshallUnknown

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