1968 term · Warren Court · 7-2
Johnson v. Avery, Commissioner of Correction, et al.
393 U.S. 483 · 89 S. Ct. 747 · 1969 U.S. LEXIS 2442
The record
- Term
- 1968
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 40
- U.S. Reports
- 393 U.S. 483
- S. Ct. citation
- 89 S. Ct. 747
- LEXIS citation
- 1969 U.S. LEXIS 2442
How the bench divided
MMMMMMCDD
M 6 majorityC 1 concurringD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Abe Fortas | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Regular concurrence |
| Hugo Black | Dissent |
| Byron White | Dissent |
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