1960 term · Warren Court · 5-4
Smith v. Butler et al., Trustees
366 U.S. 161 · 81 S. Ct. 937 · 1961 U.S. LEXIS 2027
The record
- Term
- 1960
- Decided
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Petition denied/appeal dismissed
- Docket
- 313
- U.S. Reports
- 366 U.S. 161
- S. Ct. citation
- 81 S. Ct. 937
- LEXIS citation
- 1961 U.S. LEXIS 2027
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDDD
M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| Felix Frankfurter | Majority |
| Charles E. Whittaker | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Dissent |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| Earl Warren | Dissent |
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