1959 term · Warren Court · 7-2
Kinsella, Warden, v. United States ex rel. Singleton
361 U.S. 234 · 80 S. Ct. 297 · 1960 U.S. LEXIS 1742
The record
- Term
- 1959
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 22
- U.S. Reports
- 361 U.S. 234
- S. Ct. citation
- 80 S. Ct. 297
- LEXIS citation
- 1960 U.S. LEXIS 1742
How the bench divided
MMMMMCCDD
M 5 majorityC 2 concurringD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Special concurrence |
| Charles E. Whittaker | Special concurrence |
| John M. Harlan II | Dissent |
| Felix Frankfurter | Dissent |
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