1952 term · Vinson Court · 8-1
Terry et al. v. Adams et al.
345 U.S. 461 · 73 S. Ct. 809 · 1953 U.S. LEXIS 2603
The record
- Term
- 1952
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 8-1
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Vinson Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 52
- U.S. Reports
- 345 U.S. 461
- S. Ct. citation
- 73 S. Ct. 809
- LEXIS citation
- 1953 U.S. LEXIS 2603
How the bench divided
MMMCCCCCD
M 3 majorityC 5 concurringD 1 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Harold Burton | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Judgment of the Court |
| Tom C. Clark | Special concurrence |
| Robert H. Jackson | Special concurrence |
| Felix Frankfurter | Special concurrence |
| Stanley Reed | Special concurrence |
| Fred M. Vinson | Special concurrence |
| Sherman Minton | Dissent |
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