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Swain v. Alabama

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
64
Petitioner: 
Swain
Respondent: 
Alabama
Decided By: 
Warren Court (1962-1965)
Opinion: 
380 U.S. 202 (1965)
Argued: 
Tuesday, December 8, 1964
Decided: 
Monday, March 8, 1965
Issues: 
Civil Rights, Desegregation

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The Oyez Project, Swain v. Alabama , 380 U.S. 202 (1965)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1960-1969/1964/1964_64)
(last visited Tuesday, November 17, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 6 votes for Alabama, 3 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Equal Protection

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Voted with the minority, joined Goldberg's dissent
Douglas
Voted with the minority, joined Goldberg's dissent
Warren
Voted with the majority
Black
Voted with the majority
Brennan
Wrote a dissent
Goldberg
Wrote the majority opinion
White
Voted with the majority
Clark
Voted with the majority
Stewart
Wrote a regular concurrence
Harlan

Full Opinion by Justice Byron R. White