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1955 term · Warren Court · 9-0

in re Application of Burwell

350 U.S. 521 · 76 S. Ct. 539 · 1956 U.S. LEXIS 1166

The record

Term
1955
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Unclear
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Petition denied/appeal dismissed
Docket
736
U.S. Reports
350 U.S. 521
S. Ct. citation
76 S. Ct. 539
LEXIS citation
1956 U.S. LEXIS 1166

How the bench divided

M 9 majority

How each justice voted in in re Application of Burwell.
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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