Maryland Committee for Fair Representation et al. v. Tawes, Governor of Maryland, et al.
Decided June 15, 1964. Earl Warren delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 29 · 377 U.S. 656 (1964) · Cited 273 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 7–2.
Majority · 6
- Earl Warren · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Arthur Joseph Goldberg
- Byron Raymond White
- Hugo Lafayette Black
- William Joseph Brennan Jr.
- William Orville Douglas
Concurring · 1
- Tom C. Clark · filed a concurring opinion
Dissenting · 2
- John Marshall Harlan · filed a dissenting opinion
- Potter Stewart · filed a dissenting opinion
“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.
Precedents cited
Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.
- Baker v. Carr · 369 U.S. 186 (1962)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Brown v. Thomson · 462 U.S. 835 (1983)
- Burns v. Richardson · 384 U.S. 73 (1966)
- Chapman v. Meier · 420 U.S. 1 (1975)
- White v. Weiser · 412 U.S. 783 (1973)
- Buckley v. Valeo · 424 U.S. 1 (1976)
- Northern Pipeline Construction Co. v. Marathon Pipe Line Co. · 458 U.S. 50 (1982)
- White v. Regester · 412 U.S. 755 (1973)
- Whitcomb v. Chavis · 403 U.S. 124 (1971)
- Gaffney v. Cummings · 412 U.S. 735 (1973)
- Hadley v. Junior College District of Metropolitan Kansas City · 397 U.S. 50 (1970)
- McDaniel v. Sanchez · 452 U.S. 130 (1981)
- Scott v. Germano · 381 U.S. 407 (1965)
- Board of Estimate of City of New York v. Morris · 489 U.S. 688 (1989)
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