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1961 term · Warren Court · 6-2

Martin v. Walton, Probate Judge of Johnson County, Kansas

368 U.S. 25 · 82 S. Ct. 1 · 1961 U.S. LEXIS 194

The record

Term
1961
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
6-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Petition denied/appeal dismissed
Docket
30
U.S. Reports
368 U.S. 25
S. Ct. citation
82 S. Ct. 1
LEXIS citation
1961 U.S. LEXIS 194

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Martin v. Walton, Probate Judge of Johnson County, Kansas.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Potter StewartMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Earl WarrenSpecial concurrence
Hugo BlackDissent
William O. DouglasDissent
Charles E. WhittakerUnknown

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