1958 term · Warren Court · 6-2
Burns v. Ohio
360 U.S. 252 · 79 S. Ct. 1164 · 1959 U.S. LEXIS 810
The record
- Term
- 1958
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 6-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Docket
- 581
- U.S. Reports
- 360 U.S. 252
- S. Ct. citation
- 79 S. Ct. 1164
- LEXIS citation
- 1959 U.S. LEXIS 810
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDD?
M 6 majorityD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| Charles E. Whittaker | Majority |
| John M. Harlan II | Dissent |
| Felix Frankfurter | Dissent |
| Potter Stewart | Unknown |
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