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1954 term · Warren Court · 5-3

Norwood et al. v. Kirkpatrick, U.S. District Judge

349 U.S. 29 · 75 S. Ct. 544 · 1955 U.S. LEXIS 1450

The record

Term
1954
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
5-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
337
U.S. Reports
349 U.S. 29
S. Ct. citation
75 S. Ct. 544
LEXIS citation
1955 U.S. LEXIS 1450

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 3 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Norwood et al. v. Kirkpatrick, U.S. District Judge.
JusticeVote
Hugo BlackMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Harold BurtonMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Sherman MintonMajority
William O. DouglasDissent
Earl WarrenDissent
Tom C. ClarkDissent
John M. Harlan IIUnknown

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