1960 term · Warren Court · 6-3
Burton v. Wilmington Parking Authority et al.
365 U.S. 715 · 81 S. Ct. 856 · 1961 U.S. LEXIS 1297
The record
- Term
- 1960
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 164
- U.S. Reports
- 365 U.S. 715
- S. Ct. citation
- 81 S. Ct. 856
- LEXIS citation
- 1961 U.S. LEXIS 1297
How the bench divided
MMMMMCDDD
M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Special concurrence |
| John M. Harlan II | Dissent |
| Felix Frankfurter | Dissent |
| Charles E. Whittaker | Dissent |
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