1967 term · Warren Court · 5-3
Avery v. Midland County et al.
390 U.S. 474 · 88 S. Ct. 1114 · 1968 U.S. LEXIS 2061
The record
- Term
- 1967
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 5-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Docket
- 39
- U.S. Reports
- 390 U.S. 474
- S. Ct. citation
- 88 S. Ct. 1114
- LEXIS citation
- 1968 U.S. LEXIS 2061
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDD?
M 5 majorityD 3 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| John M. Harlan II | Dissent |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
| Abe Fortas | Dissent |
| Thurgood Marshall | Unknown |
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