1958 term · Warren Court · 9-0
Cooper et al., Members of the Board of Directors of the Little Rock, Arkansas, Independent School District, et al. v. Aaron et al.
358 U.S. 1 · 78 S. Ct. 1401 · 1958 U.S. LEXIS 657
The record
- Term
- 1958
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 1
- U.S. Reports
- 358 U.S. 1
- S. Ct. citation
- 78 S. Ct. 1401
- LEXIS citation
- 1958 U.S. LEXIS 657
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMMC
M 8 majorityC 1 concurring
| 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 |
| Charles E. Whittaker | Majority |
| Harold Burton | Majority |
| Felix Frankfurter | Regular concurrence |
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