1956 term · Warren Court · 6-3
Blackburn v. Alabama
354 U.S. 393 · 77 S. Ct. 1098 · 1957 U.S. LEXIS 660
The record
- Term
- 1956
- Decided
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Docket
- 426
- U.S. Reports
- 354 U.S. 393
- S. Ct. citation
- 77 S. Ct. 1098
- LEXIS citation
- 1957 U.S. LEXIS 660
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDDD
M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| Felix Frankfurter | Majority |
| Charles E. Whittaker | Majority |
| Harold Burton | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Dissent |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
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