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1953 term · Warren Court · 6-2

Alabama v. Texas et al.

347 U.S. 272 · 74 S. Ct. 481 · 1954 U.S. LEXIS 2335

The record

Term
1953
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
6-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Stay/petition/motion granted
Docket
ORIG
U.S. Reports
347 U.S. 272
S. Ct. citation
74 S. Ct. 481
LEXIS citation
1954 U.S. LEXIS 2335

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Alabama v. Texas et al.
JusticeVote
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Harold BurtonMajority
Sherman MintonMajority
Robert H. JacksonMajority
Stanley ReedRegular concurrence
Hugo BlackDissent
William O. DouglasDissent
Earl WarrenUnknown

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