1959 term · Warren Court · 6-3
Mackey, Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization, et al. v. Mendoza-Martinez
362 U.S. 384 · 80 S. Ct. 785 · 1960 U.S. LEXIS 1302
The record
- Term
- 1959
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Docket
- 29
- U.S. Reports
- 362 U.S. 384
- S. Ct. citation
- 80 S. Ct. 785
- LEXIS citation
- 1960 U.S. LEXIS 1302
How the bench divided
MMMMMCDDD
M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Felix Frankfurter | Special concurrence |
| John M. Harlan II | Dissent |
| Tom C. Clark | Dissent |
| Charles E. Whittaker | Dissent |
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