1968 term · Warren Court · 6-3
Williams et al. v. Rhodes, Governor of Ohio, et al.
393 U.S. 23 · 89 S. Ct. 5 · 1968 U.S. LEXIS 2959
The record
- Term
- 1968
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Vacated
- Docket
- 543
- U.S. Reports
- 393 U.S. 23
- S. Ct. citation
- 89 S. Ct. 5
- LEXIS citation
- 1968 U.S. LEXIS 2959
How the bench divided
MMMMCCDDD
M 4 majorityC 2 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Abe Fortas | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Regular concurrence |
| John M. Harlan II | Special concurrence |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
| Byron White | Dissent |
| Earl Warren | Dissent |
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