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1957 term · Warren Court · 5-4

Perez v. Brownell, Attorney General

356 U.S. 44 · 78 S. Ct. 568 · 1958 U.S. LEXIS 1283

The record

Term
1957
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
44
U.S. Reports
356 U.S. 44
S. Ct. citation
78 S. Ct. 568
LEXIS citation
1958 U.S. LEXIS 1283

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Perez v. Brownell, Attorney General.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Harold BurtonMajority
Hugo BlackDissent
William O. DouglasDissent
Earl WarrenDissent
Charles E. WhittakerDissent

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