1968 term · Warren Court · 7-2
Montgomery, Director, California Department of Social Welfare, et al. v. Burns et al.
394 U.S. 848 · 89 S. Ct. 1623 · 1969 U.S. LEXIS 1708
The record
- Term
- 1968
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 438
- U.S. Reports
- 394 U.S. 848
- S. Ct. citation
- 89 S. Ct. 1623
- LEXIS citation
- 1969 U.S. LEXIS 1708
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMDD
M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Abe Fortas | Majority |
| John M. Harlan II | Dissent |
| Hugo Black | Dissent |
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