1951 term · Vinson Court · 7-2
Briggs et al. v. Elliott et al.
342 U.S. 350 · 72 S. Ct. 327 · 1952 U.S. LEXIS 2486
The record
- Term
- 1951
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Vinson Court
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Docket
- 273
- U.S. Reports
- 342 U.S. 350
- S. Ct. citation
- 72 S. Ct. 327
- LEXIS citation
- 1952 U.S. LEXIS 2486
How the bench divided
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M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Sherman Minton | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| Harold Burton | Majority |
| Robert H. Jackson | Majority |
| Felix Frankfurter | Majority |
| Stanley Reed | Majority |
| Fred M. Vinson | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| Hugo Black | Dissent |
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