1961 term · Warren Court · 5-3
Rusk, Secretary of State v. Cort
369 U.S. 367 · 82 S. Ct. 787 · 1962 U.S. LEXIS 1515
The record
- Term
- 1961
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 5-3
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 20
- U.S. Reports
- 369 U.S. 367
- S. Ct. citation
- 82 S. Ct. 787
- LEXIS citation
- 1962 U.S. LEXIS 1515
How the bench divided
MMMMCDDD
M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Regular concurrence |
| John M. Harlan II | Dissent |
| Tom C. Clark | Dissent |
| Felix Frankfurter | Dissent |
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