1969 term · Burger Court · 8-0
Williams v. Illinois
399 U.S. 235 · 90 S. Ct. 2018 · 1970 U.S. LEXIS 8
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
- 1089
- U.S. Reports
- 399 U.S. 235
- S. Ct. citation
- 90 S. Ct. 2018
- LEXIS citation
- 1970 U.S. LEXIS 8
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMC?
M 7 majorityC 1 concurring? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| John M. Harlan II | Special concurrence |
| Harry Blackmun | Unknown |
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