1958 term · Warren Court · 9-0
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People et al. v. Williams, Revenue Commissioner
359 U.S. 550 · 79 S. Ct. 947 · 1959 U.S. LEXIS 900
The record
- Term
- 1958
- 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
- 783
- U.S. Reports
- 359 U.S. 550
- S. Ct. citation
- 79 S. Ct. 947
- LEXIS citation
- 1959 U.S. LEXIS 900
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMMC
M 8 majorityC 1 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| Felix Frankfurter | Majority |
| Charles E. Whittaker | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Special concurrence |
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