1967 term · Warren Court · 9-0
King, Commissioner, Department of Pensions and Security, et al. v. Smith et al.
392 U.S. 309 · 88 S. Ct. 2128 · 1968 U.S. LEXIS 1139
The record
- Term
- 1967
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 949
- U.S. Reports
- 392 U.S. 309
- S. Ct. citation
- 88 S. Ct. 2128
- LEXIS citation
- 1968 U.S. LEXIS 1139
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMMC
M 8 majorityC 1 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Abe Fortas | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Special concurrence |
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