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1969 term · Burger Court · 6-2

Hall et ux. v. Beals, Clerk and Recorder of El Paso County, et al.

396 U.S. 45 · 90 S. Ct. 200 · 1969 U.S. LEXIS 269

The record

Term
1969
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
6-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
39
U.S. Reports
396 U.S. 45
S. Ct. citation
90 S. Ct. 200
LEXIS citation
1969 U.S. LEXIS 269

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Hall et ux. v. Beals, Clerk and Recorder of El Paso County, et al.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Potter StewartMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent

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