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1959 term · Warren Court · 5-4

Kimm v. Rosenberg, District Director, Immigration and Naturalization Service

363 U.S. 405 · 80 S. Ct. 1139 · 1960 U.S. LEXIS 961

The record

Term
1959
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
139
U.S. Reports
363 U.S. 405
S. Ct. citation
80 S. Ct. 1139
LEXIS citation
1960 U.S. LEXIS 961

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Kimm v. Rosenberg, District Director, Immigration and Naturalization Service.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Potter StewartMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Charles E. WhittakerMajority
Hugo BlackDissent
William O. DouglasDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
Earl WarrenDissent

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