Jackson v. Taylor, Acting Warden
Decided June 3, 1957. Tom C. Clark delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 619 · 353 U.S. 569 (1957) · Cited 112 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 5–4.
Majority · 5
- Tom C. Clark · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Charles Evans Whittaker
- Felix Frankfurter
- Harold Hitz Burton
- John Marshall Harlan
Dissenting · 4
- Earl Warren
- Hugo Lafayette Black
- William Joseph Brennan Jr. · filed a dissenting opinion
- William Orville Douglas
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Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Trop v. Dulles · 356 U.S. 86 (1958)
- Reid v. Covert · 354 U.S. 1 (1957)
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