1960 term · Warren Court · 6-2
Costello v. United States
365 U.S. 265 · 81 S. Ct. 534 · 1961 U.S. LEXIS 1945
The record
- Term
- 1960
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 6-2
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 59
- U.S. Reports
- 365 U.S. 265
- S. Ct. citation
- 81 S. Ct. 534
- LEXIS citation
- 1961 U.S. LEXIS 1945
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDD?
M 6 majorityD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| Felix Frankfurter | Majority |
| Charles E. Whittaker | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Dissent |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| John M. Harlan II | Unknown |
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