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Anderson v. Johnson

390 U.S. 456 · Decided March 25, 1968 · Supreme Court of the United States

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At a glance

Anderson v. Johnson was decided on March 25, 1968 by a vote of 4–4. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. The Justices were equally divided, which leaves the lower court's judgment in place without setting precedent. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Desegregation (general)” in the Civil Rights area.

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Case details

Citations
390 U.S. 456 · 88 S. Ct. 1194 · 20 L. Ed. 2d 27 · 1968 U.S. LEXIS 2121
Docket number
700
Decided
March 25, 1968
Argued
March 6, 1968
Court era
Warren Court
Decision type
Equally divided vote
Disposition
Affirmed
Outcome for petitioner
The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
Vote
4–4
How the case arrived
Certiorari
Issue area
Civil Rights
Decision direction (SCDB)
Conservative what this means

How the Justices voted

JusticeVoteSeparate writing
Justice Hugo L. BlackEqually divided vote
Justice William O. DouglasEqually divided vote
Chief Justice Earl WarrenEqually divided vote
Justice John M. Harlan IIEqually divided vote
Justice William J. Brennan Jr.Equally divided vote
Justice Potter StewartEqually divided vote
Justice Byron R. WhiteEqually divided vote
Justice Abe FortasEqually divided vote

Did not participate: Thurgood Marshall.

Full case caption

Anderson v. Johnson, Warden

SCDB identifiers: case 1967-088, docket 1967-088-01.

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