1956 term · Warren Court · 6-2
United States v. Witkovich
353 U.S. 194 · 77 S. Ct. 779 · 1957 U.S. LEXIS 1000
The record
- Term
- 1956
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 6-2
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 295
- U.S. Reports
- 353 U.S. 194
- S. Ct. citation
- 77 S. Ct. 779
- LEXIS citation
- 1957 U.S. LEXIS 1000
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDD?
M 6 majorityD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Felix Frankfurter | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Dissent |
| Harold Burton | Dissent |
| Charles E. Whittaker | Unknown |
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