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1953 term · Warren Court · 9-0

Hernandez v. Texas

347 U.S. 475 · 74 S. Ct. 667 · 1954 U.S. LEXIS 2128

The record

Term
1953
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
406
U.S. Reports
347 U.S. 475
S. Ct. citation
74 S. Ct. 667
LEXIS citation
1954 U.S. LEXIS 2128

How the bench divided

M 9 majority

How each justice voted in Hernandez v. Texas.
JusticeVote
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Harold BurtonMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Sherman MintonMajority
Robert H. JacksonMajority

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