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1960 term · Warren Court · 9-0

Bullock v. South Carolina

365 U.S. 292 · 81 S. Ct. 686 · 1961 U.S. LEXIS 1689

The record

Term
1960
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Petition denied/appeal dismissed
Docket
78
U.S. Reports
365 U.S. 292
S. Ct. citation
81 S. Ct. 686
LEXIS citation
1961 U.S. LEXIS 1689

How the bench divided

M 9 majority

How each justice voted in Bullock v. South Carolina.
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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