1956 term · Warren Court · 6-3
United States v. Plesha et al.
352 U.S. 202 · 77 S. Ct. 275 · 1957 U.S. LEXIS 1453
The record
- Term
- 1956
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 39
- U.S. Reports
- 352 U.S. 202
- S. Ct. citation
- 77 S. Ct. 275
- LEXIS citation
- 1957 U.S. LEXIS 1453
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDDD
M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| Stanley Reed | Majority |
| John M. Harlan II | Dissent |
| Felix Frankfurter | Dissent |
| Harold Burton | Dissent |
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