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1955 term · Warren Court · 6-3

Michel v. Louisiana

350 U.S. 91 · 76 S. Ct. 158 · 1955 U.S. LEXIS 37

The record

Term
1955
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
32
U.S. Reports
350 U.S. 91
S. Ct. citation
76 S. Ct. 158
LEXIS citation
1955 U.S. LEXIS 37

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Michel v. Louisiana.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Harold BurtonMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Sherman MintonMajority
Hugo BlackDissent
William O. DouglasDissent
Earl WarrenDissent

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