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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

M 5 majorityC 2 concurringD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Grisham v. Hagan, Warden.
JusticeVote
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
John M. Harlan IISpecial concurrence
Felix FrankfurterSpecial concurrence
Potter StewartDissent
Charles E. WhittakerDissent

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