1968 term · Warren Court · 5-3
Jenkins v. McKeithen, Governor of Louisiana, et al.
395 U.S. 411 · 89 S. Ct. 1843 · 1969 U.S. LEXIS 3175
The record
- Term
- 1968
- Decided
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Vote split
- 5-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 548
- U.S. Reports
- 395 U.S. 411
- S. Ct. citation
- 89 S. Ct. 1843
- LEXIS citation
- 1969 U.S. LEXIS 3175
How the bench divided
MMMCCDDD
M 3 majorityC 2 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Judgment of the Court |
| Hugo Black | Special concurrence |
| William O. Douglas | Special concurrence |
| John M. Harlan II | Dissent |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
| Byron White | Dissent |
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