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1955 term · Warren Court · 9-0

Florida ex rel. Hawkins v. Board of Control of Florida et al.

350 U.S. 413 · 76 S. Ct. 464 · 1956 U.S. LEXIS 1290

The record

Term
1955
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
624
U.S. Reports
350 U.S. 413
S. Ct. citation
76 S. Ct. 464
LEXIS citation
1956 U.S. LEXIS 1290

How the bench divided

M 9 majority

How each justice voted in Florida ex rel. Hawkins v. Board of Control of Florida et al.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Harold BurtonMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Sherman MintonMajority

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