1957 term · Warren Court · 5-4
Lambert v. California
355 U.S. 225 · 78 S. Ct. 240 · 1957 U.S. LEXIS 3
The record
- Term
- 1957
- Decided
- Issue area
- Due Process
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 47
- U.S. Reports
- 355 U.S. 225
- S. Ct. citation
- 78 S. Ct. 240
- LEXIS citation
- 1957 U.S. LEXIS 3
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDDD
M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| John M. Harlan II | Dissent |
| Felix Frankfurter | Dissent |
| Charles E. Whittaker | Dissent |
| Harold Burton | Dissent |
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