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1969 term · Burger Court · 6-2

Carter et al. v. West Feliciana Parish School Board et al.

396 U.S. 290 · 90 S. Ct. 608 · 1970 U.S. LEXIS 3239

The record

Term
1969
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
6-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
944
U.S. Reports
396 U.S. 290
S. Ct. citation
90 S. Ct. 608
LEXIS citation
1970 U.S. LEXIS 3239

How the bench divided

C 6 concurringD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Carter et al. v. West Feliciana Parish School Board et al.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIRegular concurrence
Hugo BlackRegular concurrence
William O. DouglasRegular concurrence
Thurgood MarshallRegular concurrence
William J. BrennanRegular concurrence
Byron WhiteRegular concurrence
Potter StewartDissent
Warren E. BurgerDissent

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