1961 term · Warren Court · 7-1
Taylor et al. v. Louisiana
370 U.S. 154 · 82 S. Ct. 1188 · 1962 U.S. LEXIS 1160
The record
- Term
- 1961
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 7-1
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 773
- U.S. Reports
- 370 U.S. 154
- S. Ct. citation
- 82 S. Ct. 1188
- LEXIS citation
- 1962 U.S. LEXIS 1160
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMD?
M 7 majorityD 1 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| John M. Harlan II | Jurisdictional dissent |
| Felix Frankfurter | Unknown |
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