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1968 term · Warren Court · 5-2

United States v. Louisiana et al. (Louisiana Boundary Case)

394 U.S. 11 · 89 S. Ct. 773 · 1969 U.S. LEXIS 3110

The record

Term
1968
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
5-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Docket
9 ORIG
U.S. Reports
394 U.S. 11
S. Ct. citation
89 S. Ct. 773
LEXIS citation
1969 U.S. LEXIS 3110

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 2 dissenting? 2 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in United States v. Louisiana et al. (Louisiana Boundary Case).
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Potter StewartMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Abe FortasMajority
Hugo BlackDissent
William O. DouglasDissent
Thurgood MarshallUnknown
Earl WarrenUnknown

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