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1959 term · Warren Court · 6-3

Needelman v. United States

362 U.S. 600 · 80 S. Ct. 960 · 1960 U.S. LEXIS 1146

The record

Term
1959
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Petition denied/appeal dismissed
Docket
278
U.S. Reports
362 U.S. 600
S. Ct. citation
80 S. Ct. 960
LEXIS citation
1960 U.S. LEXIS 1146

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Needelman v. United States.
JusticeVote
Earl WarrenMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Charles E. WhittakerMajority
Potter StewartMajority
Felix FrankfurterDissent
Tom C. ClarkDissent
John M. Harlan IIDissent

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