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Arizona v. California

383 U.S. 268 · Decided February 28, 1966 · Supreme Court of the United States

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At a glance

Arizona v. California was decided on February 28, 1966 unanimously (7–0). SCDB classifies its main issue as “Non-real property dispute between states” in the Interstate Relations area.

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Case details

Citations
383 U.S. 268 · 86 S. Ct. 924 · 15 L. Ed. 2d 743 · 1966 U.S. LEXIS 2995
Docket number
8 ORIG
Decided
February 28, 1966
Court era
Warren Court
Decision type
Decree
Outcome for petitioner
The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
Vote
7–0 (unanimous)
Opinion assigned by
Hugo L. Black
How the case arrived
Original jurisdiction
Decision direction (SCDB)
Unspecifiable what this means

How the Justices voted

JusticeVoteSeparate writing
Justice Hugo L. BlackMajority
Justice William O. DouglasMajority
Justice Tom C. ClarkMajority
Justice John M. Harlan IIMajority
Justice William J. Brennan Jr.Majority
Justice Potter StewartMajority
Justice Byron R. WhiteMajority

Did not participate: Earl Warren, Abe Fortas.

Full case caption

Arizona v. California et al.

SCDB identifiers: case 1965-062, docket 1965-062-01.

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