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1954 term · Warren Court · 6-3

In re Murchison et al.

349 U.S. 133 · 75 S. Ct. 623 · 1955 U.S. LEXIS 807

The record

Term
1954
Decided
Issue area
Due Process
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
405
U.S. Reports
349 U.S. 133
S. Ct. citation
75 S. Ct. 623
LEXIS citation
1955 U.S. LEXIS 807

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in In re Murchison et al.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Harold BurtonDissent
Stanley ReedDissent
Sherman MintonDissent

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