1961 term · Warren Court · 7-0
Porter v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.
370 U.S. 159 · 82 S. Ct. 1231 · 1962 U.S. LEXIS 1128
The record
- Term
- 1961
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 7-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 604
- U.S. Reports
- 370 U.S. 159
- S. Ct. citation
- 82 S. Ct. 1231
- LEXIS citation
- 1962 U.S. LEXIS 1128
How the bench divided
MMMMMMC??
M 6 majorityC 1 concurring? 2 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Special concurrence |
| Earl Warren | Unknown |
| Felix Frankfurter | Unknown |
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