1954 term · Warren Court · 6-3
Williams v. Georgia
349 U.S. 375 · 75 S. Ct. 814 · 1955 U.S. LEXIS 601
The record
- Term
- 1954
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Docket
- 412
- U.S. Reports
- 349 U.S. 375
- S. Ct. citation
- 75 S. Ct. 814
- LEXIS citation
- 1955 U.S. LEXIS 601
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDDD
M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Felix Frankfurter | Majority |
| Harold Burton | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Dissent |
| Stanley Reed | Dissent |
| Sherman Minton | Dissent |
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