1957 term · Warren Court · 9-0
Williams, Governor of Michigan, et al. v. Simons, Chief Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, et al.
355 U.S. 49 · 78 S. Ct. 109 · 1957 U.S. LEXIS 159
The record
- Term
- 1957
- Decided
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Petition denied/appeal dismissed
- Docket
- 74 M
- U.S. Reports
- 355 U.S. 49
- S. Ct. citation
- 78 S. Ct. 109
- LEXIS citation
- 1957 U.S. LEXIS 159
How the bench divided
MMMMMMCCC
M 6 majorityC 3 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| Charles E. Whittaker | Majority |
| Harold Burton | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Regular concurrence |
| William J. Brennan | Regular concurrence |
| Felix Frankfurter | Regular concurrence |
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