1967 term · Warren Court · 6-2
Sims v. Cohen, Acting Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare
390 U.S. 746 · 88 S. Ct. 1443 · 1968 U.S. LEXIS 1819
The record
- Term
- 1967
- Decided
- Issue area
- Attorneys
- Vote split
- 6-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 386 M
- U.S. Reports
- 390 U.S. 746
- S. Ct. citation
- 88 S. Ct. 1443
- LEXIS citation
- 1968 U.S. LEXIS 1819
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDD?
M 6 majorityD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Abe Fortas | Majority |
| Byron White | Dissent |
| Earl Warren | Dissent |
| Thurgood Marshall | Unknown |
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