1968 term · Warren Court · 7-1
Gaston County, North Carolina v. United States
395 U.S. 285 · 89 S. Ct. 1720 · 1969 U.S. LEXIS 1437
The record
- Term
- 1968
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 7-1
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 701
- U.S. Reports
- 395 U.S. 285
- S. Ct. citation
- 89 S. Ct. 1720
- LEXIS citation
- 1969 U.S. LEXIS 1437
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMD
M 7 majorityD 1 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Dissent |
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