Hopkins v. Cohen, Acting Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare
Decided April 2, 1968. William Orville Douglas delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 276 · 390 U.S. 530 (1968)
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How the Justices voted
Decided 5–3.
Majority · 5
- William Orville Douglas · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Abe Fortas
- Hugo Lafayette Black
- John Marshall Harlan
- Potter Stewart
Dissenting · 3
- Byron Raymond White · filed a dissenting opinion
- Earl Warren
- William Joseph Brennan Jr.
“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.
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