1960 term · Warren Court · 7-2
United States, Trustee, v. Oregon
366 U.S. 643 · 81 S. Ct. 1278 · 1961 U.S. LEXIS 1942
The record
- Term
- 1960
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 329
- U.S. Reports
- 366 U.S. 643
- S. Ct. citation
- 81 S. Ct. 1278
- LEXIS citation
- 1961 U.S. LEXIS 1942
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMDD
M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| Felix Frankfurter | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| Charles E. Whittaker | Dissent |
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