1956 term · Warren Court · 6-2
Reid, Superintendent, District of Columbia Jail, v. Covert
354 U.S. 1 · 77 S. Ct. 1222 · 1957 U.S. LEXIS 729
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
- 701
- U.S. Reports
- 354 U.S. 1
- S. Ct. citation
- 77 S. Ct. 1222
- LEXIS citation
- 1957 U.S. LEXIS 729
How the bench divided
MMMMCCDD?
M 4 majorityC 2 concurringD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Judgment of the Court |
| John M. Harlan II | Special concurrence |
| Felix Frankfurter | Special concurrence |
| Tom C. Clark | Dissent |
| Harold Burton | Dissent |
| Charles E. Whittaker | Unknown |
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