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1957 term · Warren Court · 9-0

Black et al. v. Amen et al.

355 U.S. 600 · 78 S. Ct. 530 · 1958 U.S. LEXIS 1424

The record

Term
1957
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
13
U.S. Reports
355 U.S. 600
S. Ct. citation
78 S. Ct. 530
LEXIS citation
1958 U.S. LEXIS 1424

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityC 1 concurring

How each justice voted in Black et al. v. Amen et al.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Charles E. WhittakerMajority
Harold BurtonMajority
Felix FrankfurterRegular concurrence

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