
1959 term · Warren Court · 7-2
Grisham v. Hagan, Warden
361 U.S. 278 · 80 S. Ct. 310 · 1960 U.S. LEXIS 1743
The record
- Term
- 1959
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 58
- U.S. Reports
- 361 U.S. 278
- S. Ct. citation
- 80 S. Ct. 310
- LEXIS citation
- 1960 U.S. LEXIS 1743
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 |
| John M. Harlan II | Special concurrence |
| Felix Frankfurter | Special concurrence |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
| Charles E. Whittaker | Dissent |
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