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1955 term · Warren Court · 6-2

Walton v. California.

350 U.S. 868 · 76 S. Ct. 113 · 1955 U.S. LEXIS 239

The record

Term
1955
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
6-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Petition denied/appeal dismissed
Docket
16
U.S. Reports
350 U.S. 868
S. Ct. citation
76 S. Ct. 113
LEXIS citation
1955 U.S. LEXIS 239

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Walton v. California.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Harold BurtonMajority
Sherman MintonMajority
William O. DouglasDissent
Stanley ReedDissent
Earl WarrenUnknown

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