1960 term · Warren Court · 8-1
Monroe et al. v. Pape et al.
365 U.S. 167 · 81 S. Ct. 473 · 1961 U.S. LEXIS 1687
The record
- Term
- 1960
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 8-1
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 39
- U.S. Reports
- 365 U.S. 167
- S. Ct. citation
- 81 S. Ct. 473
- LEXIS citation
- 1961 U.S. LEXIS 1687
How the bench divided
MMMMMMCCD
M 6 majorityC 2 concurringD 1 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| Charles E. Whittaker | Majority |
| John M. Harlan II | Regular concurrence |
| Potter Stewart | Regular concurrence |
| Felix Frankfurter | Dissent |
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