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Katzenbach v. Morgan

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
847
Appellee: 
Morgan
Appellant: 
Katzenbach
Consolidation: 
No. 877
Decided By: 
Warren Court (1965-1967)
Opinion: 
384 U.S. 641 (1966)
Argued: 
Monday, April 18, 1966
Decided: 
Monday, June 13, 1966
Issues: 
Civil Rights, Voting Rights Act of 1965
Categories: 
states, voting, elections, fourteenth amendment, equal protection

Cite this page
The Oyez Project, Katzenbach v. Morgan , 384 U.S. 641 (1966)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1960-1969/1965/1965_847)
(last visited Wednesday, November 25, 2009).
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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 7 votes for Katzenbach, 2 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Voting Rights Act of 1965

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

Full Opinion by Justice William J. Brennan, Jr.