1969 term · Burger Court · 8-0
Alexander et al. v. Holmes County Board of Education et al.
396 U.S. 19 · 90 S. Ct. 29 · 1969 U.S. LEXIS 624
The record
- Term
- 1969
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 8-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Docket
- 632
- U.S. Reports
- 396 U.S. 19
- S. Ct. citation
- 90 S. Ct. 29
- LEXIS citation
- 1969 U.S. LEXIS 624
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMM
M 8 majority
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
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