1961 term · Warren Court · 6-2
Baker et al. v. Carr et al.
369 U.S. 186 · 82 S. Ct. 691 · 1962 U.S. LEXIS 1567
The record
- Term
- 1961
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 6-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 6
- U.S. Reports
- 369 U.S. 186
- S. Ct. citation
- 82 S. Ct. 691
- LEXIS citation
- 1962 U.S. LEXIS 1567
How the bench divided
MMMCCCDD?
M 3 majorityC 3 concurringD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Regular concurrence |
| Potter Stewart | Regular concurrence |
| Tom C. Clark | Regular concurrence |
| John M. Harlan II | Dissent |
| Felix Frankfurter | Dissent |
| Charles E. Whittaker | Unknown |
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