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1953 term · Warren Court · 9-0

Walters et al. v. City of St. Louis et al.

347 U.S. 231 · 74 S. Ct. 505 · 1954 U.S. LEXIS 2333

The record

Term
1953
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
389
U.S. Reports
347 U.S. 231
S. Ct. citation
74 S. Ct. 505
LEXIS citation
1954 U.S. LEXIS 2333

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityC 2 concurring

How each justice voted in Walters et al. v. City of St. Louis et al.
JusticeVote
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Harold BurtonMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Sherman MintonMajority
Robert H. JacksonMajority
Hugo BlackSpecial concurrence
William O. DouglasSpecial concurrence

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