1959 term · Warren Court · 5-4
Wolfe et al. v. North Carolina
364 U.S. 177 · 80 S. Ct. 1482 · 1960 U.S. LEXIS 765
The record
- Term
- 1959
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Petition denied/appeal dismissed
- Docket
- 7
- U.S. Reports
- 364 U.S. 177
- S. Ct. citation
- 80 S. Ct. 1482
- LEXIS citation
- 1960 U.S. LEXIS 765
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDDD
M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| Felix Frankfurter | Majority |
| Charles E. Whittaker | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Dissent |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| Earl Warren | Dissent |
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