1954 term · Warren Court · 5-3
United States v. Brown
348 U.S. 110 · 75 S. Ct. 141 · 1954 U.S. LEXIS 2609
The record
- Term
- 1954
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 5-3
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 38
- U.S. Reports
- 348 U.S. 110
- S. Ct. citation
- 75 S. Ct. 141
- LEXIS citation
- 1954 U.S. LEXIS 2609
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDD
M 5 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| Felix Frankfurter | Majority |
| Harold Burton | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Dissent |
| Stanley Reed | Dissent |
| Sherman Minton | Dissent |
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