1954 term · Warren Court · 5-4
Ellis v. Dixon et al., Members of the Board of Education of the City of Yonkers
349 U.S. 458 · 75 S. Ct. 850 · 1955 U.S. LEXIS 602
The record
- Term
- 1954
- Decided
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Petition denied/appeal dismissed
- Docket
- 20
- U.S. Reports
- 349 U.S. 458
- S. Ct. citation
- 75 S. Ct. 850
- LEXIS citation
- 1955 U.S. LEXIS 602
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDDD
M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| Felix Frankfurter | Majority |
| Harold Burton | Majority |
| Stanley Reed | Majority |
| Sherman Minton | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Dissent |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| Earl Warren | Dissent |
| Tom C. Clark | Dissent |
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