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1955 term · Warren Court · 6-3

Black et al. v. Cutter Laboratories

351 U.S. 292 · 76 S. Ct. 824 · 1956 U.S. LEXIS 1630

The record

Term
1955
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Petition denied/appeal dismissed
Docket
92
U.S. Reports
351 U.S. 292
S. Ct. citation
76 S. Ct. 824
LEXIS citation
1956 U.S. LEXIS 1630

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Black et al. v. Cutter Laboratories.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Harold BurtonMajority
Sherman MintonMajority
Stanley ReedSpecial concurrence
Hugo BlackDissent
William O. DouglasDissent
Earl WarrenDissent

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