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1959 term · Warren Court · 9-0

Willis v. United States

362 U.S. 216 · 80 S. Ct. 667 · 1960 U.S. LEXIS 1453

The record

Term
1959
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
546 M
U.S. Reports
362 U.S. 216
S. Ct. citation
80 S. Ct. 667
LEXIS citation
1960 U.S. LEXIS 1453

How the bench divided

M 9 majority

How each justice voted in Willis v. United States.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Potter StewartMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Charles E. WhittakerMajority

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