1960 term · Warren Court · 7-2
United States v. Shimer
367 U.S. 374 · 81 S. Ct. 1554 · 1961 U.S. LEXIS 970
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
- 392
- U.S. Reports
- 367 U.S. 374
- S. Ct. citation
- 81 S. Ct. 1554
- LEXIS citation
- 1961 U.S. LEXIS 970
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMDD
M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| 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 |
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