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1953 term · Warren Court · 7-2

Galvan v. Press, Officer in Charge, Immigration and Naturalization Service

347 U.S. 522 · 74 S. Ct. 737 · 1954 U.S. LEXIS 2660

The record

Term
1953
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
407
U.S. Reports
347 U.S. 522
S. Ct. citation
74 S. Ct. 737
LEXIS citation
1954 U.S. LEXIS 2660

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 1 concurringD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Galvan v. Press, Officer in Charge, Immigration and Naturalization Service.
JusticeVote
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Harold BurtonMajority
Sherman MintonMajority
Robert H. JacksonMajority
Stanley ReedRegular concurrence
Hugo BlackDissent
William O. DouglasDissent

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