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1956 term · Warren Court · 6-2

Vanderbilt v. Vanderbilt et al.

354 U.S. 416 · 77 S. Ct. 1360 · 1957 U.S. LEXIS 584

The record

Term
1956
Decided
Issue area
Due Process
Vote split
6-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
302
U.S. Reports
354 U.S. 416
S. Ct. citation
77 S. Ct. 1360
LEXIS citation
1957 U.S. LEXIS 584

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Vanderbilt v. Vanderbilt et al.
JusticeVote
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Charles E. WhittakerMajority
Harold BurtonMajority
John M. Harlan IIDissent
Felix FrankfurterDissent
Earl WarrenUnknown

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