1968 term · Warren Court · 7-1
Powell et al. v. McCormack, Speaker of the House of Representatives, et al.
395 U.S. 486 · 89 S. Ct. 1944 · 1969 U.S. LEXIS 3103
The record
- Term
- 1968
- Decided
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Vote split
- 7-1
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed and remanded in part
- Docket
- 138
- U.S. Reports
- 395 U.S. 486
- S. Ct. citation
- 89 S. Ct. 1944
- LEXIS citation
- 1969 U.S. LEXIS 3103
How the bench divided
MMMMMMCD
M 6 majorityC 1 concurringD 1 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Regular concurrence |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
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