Williams v. Oklahoma City
395 U.S. 458 · Decided June 9, 1969 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Williams v. Oklahoma City was decided on June 9, 1969 unanimously (8–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. The decision was issued per curiam (an unsigned opinion of the Court). SCDB classifies its main issue as “Indigents, transcripts” in the Civil Rights area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 395 U.S. 458 · 89 S. Ct. 1818 · 23 L. Ed. 2d 440 · 1969 U.S. LEXIS 1368
- Docket number
- 841
- Decided
- June 9, 1969
- Argued
- April 1, 1969
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Per curiam (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 8–0 (unanimous)
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Indigents, transcripts
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Legal provision
- Fourteenth Amendment (equal protection)
- Type of law
- Constitutional amendment
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Special concurrence | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Majority | |
| Justice John M. Harlan II | Majority | |
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Potter Stewart | Majority | |
| Justice Byron R. White | Majority | |
| Justice Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
Full case caption
Williams v. Oklahoma City et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1968-125, docket 1968-125-01.
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