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1953 term · Warren Court · 5-4

United States ex rel. Accardi v. Shaughnessy, District Director of the Immigration and Naturalization Service

347 U.S. 260 · 74 S. Ct. 499 · 1954 U.S. LEXIS 2334

The record

Term
1953
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
366
U.S. Reports
347 U.S. 260
S. Ct. citation
74 S. Ct. 499
LEXIS citation
1954 U.S. LEXIS 2334

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in United States ex rel. Accardi v. Shaughnessy, District Director of the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
JusticeVote
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Harold BurtonDissent
Stanley ReedDissent
Sherman MintonDissent
Robert H. JacksonDissent

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