Wainwright v. City of New Orleans
Decided June 17, 1968. The Court ruled per curiam, an unsigned opinion of the Court.
Docket 13 · 392 U.S. 598 (1968)
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How the Justices voted
Decided 7–2.
Concurring · 3
- Abe Fortas · filed a concurring opinion
- John Marshall Harlan · filed a concurring opinion
- Thurgood Marshall
Dissenting · 2
- Earl Warren · filed a dissenting opinion
- William Orville Douglas · 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.
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