1968 term · Warren Court · 8-1
Hunter v. Erickson, Mayor of Akron, et al.
393 U.S. 385 · 89 S. Ct. 557 · 1969 U.S. LEXIS 2782
The record
- Term
- 1968
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 8-1
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 63
- U.S. Reports
- 393 U.S. 385
- S. Ct. citation
- 89 S. Ct. 557
- LEXIS citation
- 1969 U.S. LEXIS 2782
How the bench divided
MMMMMMCCD
M 6 majorityC 2 concurringD 1 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Abe Fortas | Majority |
| John M. Harlan II | Regular concurrence |
| Potter Stewart | Regular concurrence |
| Hugo Black | Dissent |
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