1961 term · Warren Court · 5-3
Beard v. Stahr, Secretary of the Army, et al.
370 U.S. 41 · 82 S. Ct. 1105 · 1962 U.S. LEXIS 1196
The record
- Term
- 1961
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 5-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Docket
- 648
- U.S. Reports
- 370 U.S. 41
- S. Ct. citation
- 82 S. Ct. 1105
- LEXIS citation
- 1962 U.S. LEXIS 1196
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDD?
M 5 majorityD 3 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Dissent |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| Earl Warren | Jurisdictional dissent |
| Felix Frankfurter | Unknown |
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