1968 term · Warren Court · 5-3
Kramer v. Union Free School District No. 15 et al.
395 U.S. 621 · 89 S. Ct. 1886 · 1969 U.S. LEXIS 1261
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 and remanded
- Docket
- 258
- U.S. Reports
- 395 U.S. 621
- S. Ct. citation
- 89 S. Ct. 1886
- LEXIS citation
- 1969 U.S. LEXIS 1261
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDD
M 5 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| John M. Harlan II | Dissent |
| Hugo Black | Dissent |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
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