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1968 term · Warren Court · 5-3

O'Callahan v. Parker, Warden

395 U.S. 258 · 89 S. Ct. 1683 · 1969 U.S. LEXIS 1436

The record

Term
1968
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
5-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
646
U.S. Reports
395 U.S. 258
S. Ct. citation
89 S. Ct. 1683
LEXIS citation
1969 U.S. LEXIS 1436

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in O'Callahan v. Parker, Warden.
JusticeVote
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
John M. Harlan IIDissent
Potter StewartDissent
Byron WhiteDissent

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