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1959 term · Warren Court · 6-3

Hoffman, U.S. District Judge, v. Blaski et al.

363 U.S. 335 · 80 S. Ct. 1084 · 1960 U.S. LEXIS 1998

The record

Term
1959
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
25
U.S. Reports
363 U.S. 335
S. Ct. citation
80 S. Ct. 1084
LEXIS citation
1960 U.S. LEXIS 1998

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Hoffman, U.S. District Judge, v. Blaski et al.
JusticeVote
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Charles E. WhittakerMajority
Potter StewartRegular concurrence
John M. Harlan IIDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
Felix FrankfurterDissent

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