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1961 term · Warren Court · 5-3

Morales et al. v. City of Galveston et al.

370 U.S. 165 · 82 S. Ct. 1226 · 1962 U.S. LEXIS 2153

The record

Term
1961
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
5-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
480
U.S. Reports
370 U.S. 165
S. Ct. citation
82 S. Ct. 1226
LEXIS citation
1962 U.S. LEXIS 2153

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 3 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Morales et al. v. City of Galveston et al.
JusticeVote
Tom C. ClarkMajority
John M. Harlan IIMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Potter StewartMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Earl WarrenDissent
Hugo BlackDissent
William O. DouglasDissent
Felix FrankfurterUnknown

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