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1961 term · Warren Court · 9-0

Richards et al. v. United States et al.

369 U.S. 1 · 82 S. Ct. 585 · 1962 U.S. LEXIS 2172

The record

Term
1961
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
59
U.S. Reports
369 U.S. 1
S. Ct. citation
82 S. Ct. 585
LEXIS citation
1962 U.S. LEXIS 2172

How the bench divided

M 9 majority

How each justice voted in Richards et al. v. United States et al.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Potter StewartMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Charles E. WhittakerMajority

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