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1961 term · Warren Court · 9-0

Bailey et al. v. Patterson et al.

369 U.S. 31 · 82 S. Ct. 549 · 1962 U.S. LEXIS 2162

The record

Term
1961
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
643
U.S. Reports
369 U.S. 31
S. Ct. citation
82 S. Ct. 549
LEXIS citation
1962 U.S. LEXIS 2162

How the bench divided

M 9 majority

How each justice voted in Bailey et al. v. Patterson 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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