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1957 term · Warren Court · 9-0

Virginia v. Maryland

355 U.S. 269 · 78 S. Ct. 327 · 1957 U.S. LEXIS 4

The record

Term
1957
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Stay/petition/motion granted
Docket
12 ORIG
U.S. Reports
355 U.S. 269
S. Ct. citation
78 S. Ct. 327
LEXIS citation
1957 U.S. LEXIS 4

How the bench divided

M 9 majority

How each justice voted in Virginia v. Maryland.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Charles E. WhittakerMajority
Harold BurtonMajority

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