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1961 term · Warren Court · 7-1

W. M. C. A., Inc., et al. v. Simon, Secretary of State of New York, et al.

370 U.S. 190 · 82 S. Ct. 1234 · 1962 U.S. LEXIS 1129

The record

Term
1961
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
7-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
836
U.S. Reports
370 U.S. 190
S. Ct. citation
82 S. Ct. 1234
LEXIS citation
1962 U.S. LEXIS 1129

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 1 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in W. M. C. A., Inc., et al. v. Simon, Secretary of State of New York, et al.
JusticeVote
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Potter StewartMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
John M. Harlan IIDissent
Felix FrankfurterUnknown

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