1959 term · Warren Court · 9-0
United States v. Raines et al.
362 U.S. 17 · 80 S. Ct. 519 · 1960 U.S. LEXIS 2012
The record
- Term
- 1959
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 64
- U.S. Reports
- 362 U.S. 17
- S. Ct. citation
- 80 S. Ct. 519
- LEXIS citation
- 1960 U.S. LEXIS 2012
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMCC
M 7 majorityC 2 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| Charles E. Whittaker | Majority |
| John M. Harlan II | Special concurrence |
| Felix Frankfurter | Special concurrence |
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