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1961 term · Warren Court · 9-0

Bailey et al. v. Patterson et al.

368 U.S. 346 · 82 S. Ct. 282 · 1961 U.S. LEXIS 4

The record

Term
1961
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Petition denied/appeal dismissed
Docket
U.S. Reports
368 U.S. 346
S. Ct. citation
82 S. Ct. 282
LEXIS citation
1961 U.S. LEXIS 4

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityC 2 concurring

How each justice voted in Bailey et al. v. Patterson et al.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Potter StewartMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Charles E. WhittakerMajority
Hugo BlackSpecial concurrence
Felix FrankfurterSpecial concurrence

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