1959 term · Warren Court · 6-3
Metlakatla Indian Community, Annette Island Reserve, v. Egan, Governor of Alaska, et al.
363 U.S. 555 · 80 S. Ct. 1321 · 1960 U.S. LEXIS 916
The record
- Term
- 1959
- Decided
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Stay/petition/motion granted
- Docket
- 326
- U.S. Reports
- 363 U.S. 555
- S. Ct. citation
- 80 S. Ct. 1321
- LEXIS citation
- 1960 U.S. LEXIS 916
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDDD
M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| Felix Frankfurter | Majority |
| Charles E. Whittaker | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Dissent |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| Earl Warren | Dissent |
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