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1968 term · Warren Court · 9-0

Cardinale v. Louisiana

394 U.S. 437 · 89 S. Ct. 1161 · 1969 U.S. LEXIS 2049

The record

Term
1968
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Petition denied/appeal dismissed
Docket
76
U.S. Reports
394 U.S. 437
S. Ct. citation
89 S. Ct. 1161
LEXIS citation
1969 U.S. LEXIS 2049

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 3 concurring

How each justice voted in Cardinale v. Louisiana.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Hugo BlackSpecial concurrence
William O. DouglasSpecial concurrence
Abe FortasSpecial concurrence

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