National Association for the Advancement of Colored People et al. v. Overstreet
Decided April 27, 1966. The Court ruled per curiam, an unsigned opinion of the Court.
Docket 505 · 384 U.S. 118 (1966)
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How the Justices voted
Decided 5–4.
Dissenting · 4
- Abe Fortas
- Earl Warren
- William Joseph Brennan Jr.
- William Orville Douglas · filed a dissenting opinion
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