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1957 term · Warren Court · 7-2

Rathbun v. United States

355 U.S. 107 · 78 S. Ct. 161 · 1957 U.S. LEXIS 1681

The record

Term
1957
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
30
U.S. Reports
355 U.S. 107
S. Ct. citation
78 S. Ct. 161
LEXIS citation
1957 U.S. LEXIS 1681

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Rathbun v. United States.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Charles E. WhittakerMajority
Harold BurtonMajority
William O. DouglasDissent
Felix FrankfurterDissent

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