1952 term · Vinson Court · 8-1
Brown et al. v. Board of Education of Topeka et al.
344 U.S. 1 · 73 S. Ct. 1 · 1952 U.S. LEXIS 1953
The record
- Term
- 1952
- Decided
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Vote split
- 8-1
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Vinson Court
- Disposition
- Stay/petition/motion granted
- Docket
- 8
- U.S. Reports
- 344 U.S. 1
- S. Ct. citation
- 73 S. Ct. 1
- LEXIS citation
- 1952 U.S. LEXIS 1953
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMMD
M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Sherman Minton | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| Harold Burton | Majority |
| Robert H. Jackson | Majority |
| Felix Frankfurter | Majority |
| Stanley Reed | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| Fred M. Vinson | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
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