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1962 term · Warren Court · 6-3

Cleary v. Bolger

371 U.S. 392 · 83 S. Ct. 385 · 1963 U.S. LEXIS 2429

The record

Term
1962
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
57
U.S. Reports
371 U.S. 392
S. Ct. citation
83 S. Ct. 385
LEXIS citation
1963 U.S. LEXIS 2429

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Cleary v. Bolger.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
Potter StewartMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Arthur GoldbergSpecial concurrence
William O. DouglasDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
Earl WarrenDissent

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