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1967 term · Warren Court · 8-0

In re Ruffalo

390 U.S. 544 · 88 S. Ct. 1222 · 1968 U.S. LEXIS 2000

The record

Term
1967
Decided
Issue area
Attorneys
Vote split
8-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
73
U.S. Reports
390 U.S. 544
S. Ct. citation
88 S. Ct. 1222
LEXIS citation
1968 U.S. LEXIS 2000

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 4 concurring? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in In re Ruffalo.
JusticeVote
William O. DouglasMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Abe FortasMajority
Hugo BlackRegular concurrence
John M. Harlan IISpecial concurrence
Thurgood MarshallSpecial concurrence
Byron WhiteSpecial concurrence
Potter StewartUnknown

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