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Evans v. Newton

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
61
Petitioner: 
Evans
Respondent: 
Newton
Decided By: 
Warren Court (1965-1967)
Opinion: 
382 U.S. 296 (1966)
Argued: 
Tuesday, November 9, 1965
Decided: 
Monday, January 17, 1966
Issues: 
Civil Rights, Desegregation
Categories: 
choice of law, freedom of association, race, fourteenth amendment, equal protection, race discrimination, discrimination

Cite this page
The Oyez Project, Evans v. Newton , 382 U.S. 296 (1966)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1960-1969/1965/1965_61)
(last visited Thursday, November 26, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

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

Sort by Ideology

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

Full Opinion by Justice William O. Douglas