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1968 term · Warren Court · 6-2

In re Herndon

394 U.S. 399 · 89 S. Ct. 1107 · 1969 U.S. LEXIS 2157

The record

Term
1968
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
6-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Petition denied/appeal dismissed
Docket
U.S. Reports
394 U.S. 399
S. Ct. citation
89 S. Ct. 1107
LEXIS citation
1969 U.S. LEXIS 2157

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in In re Herndon.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Abe FortasMajority
John M. Harlan IIDissent
William O. DouglasDissent
Hugo BlackUnknown

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