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1960 term · Warren Court · 8-1

Thomas v. Virginia

364 U.S. 443 · 81 S. Ct. 229 · 1960 U.S. LEXIS 143

The record

Term
1960
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
43
U.S. Reports
364 U.S. 443
S. Ct. citation
81 S. Ct. 229
LEXIS citation
1960 U.S. LEXIS 143

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Thomas v. Virginia.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Potter StewartMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Charles E. WhittakerMajority
Hugo BlackDissent

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