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1954 term · Warren Court · 5-3

Rice v. Sioux City Memorial Park Cemetery, Inc. et al.

349 U.S. 70 · 75 S. Ct. 614 · 1955 U.S. LEXIS 863

The record

Term
1954
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
5-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Petition denied/appeal dismissed
Docket
28
U.S. Reports
349 U.S. 70
S. Ct. citation
75 S. Ct. 614
LEXIS citation
1955 U.S. LEXIS 863

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 3 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Rice v. Sioux City Memorial Park Cemetery, Inc. et al.
JusticeVote
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Harold BurtonMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Sherman MintonMajority
Hugo BlackDissent
William O. DouglasDissent
Earl WarrenDissent
John M. Harlan IIUnknown

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