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1960 term · Warren Court · 9-0

Bush et al. v. Orleans Parish School Board et al.

364 U.S. 500 · 81 S. Ct. 260 · 1960 U.S. LEXIS 26

The record

Term
1960
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Petition denied/appeal dismissed
Docket
U.S. Reports
364 U.S. 500
S. Ct. citation
81 S. Ct. 260
LEXIS citation
1960 U.S. LEXIS 26

How the bench divided

M 9 majority

How each justice voted in Bush et al. v. Orleans Parish School Board et al.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Potter StewartMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Charles E. WhittakerMajority

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