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1961 term · Warren Court · 7-2

Griggs v. Allegheny County

369 U.S. 84 · 82 S. Ct. 531 · 1962 U.S. LEXIS 2149

The record

Term
1961
Decided
Issue area
Due Process
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
81
U.S. Reports
369 U.S. 84
S. Ct. citation
82 S. Ct. 531
LEXIS citation
1962 U.S. LEXIS 2149

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Griggs v. Allegheny County.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Potter StewartMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Charles E. WhittakerMajority
Hugo BlackDissent
Felix FrankfurterDissent

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