1957 term · Warren Court · 9-0
Nelson et al. v. Tennessee.
355 U.S. 271 · 78 S. Ct. 327 · 1957 U.S. LEXIS 7
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
- 56
- U.S. Reports
- 355 U.S. 271
- S. Ct. citation
- 78 S. Ct. 327
- LEXIS citation
- 1957 U.S. LEXIS 7
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMMM
M 9 majority
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| Felix Frankfurter | Majority |
| Charles E. Whittaker | Majority |
| Harold Burton | Majority |
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