Orloff v. Willoughby, Commandant
Decided March 9, 1953. Robert Houghwout Jackson delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 444 · 345 U.S. 83 (1953) · Cited 957 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 6–3.
Majority · 6
- Robert Houghwout Jackson · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Frederick Moore Vinson
- Harold Hitz Burton
- Sherman Minton
- Stanley Forman Reed
- Tom C. Clark
Dissenting · 3
- Felix Frankfurter · filed a dissenting opinion
- Hugo Lafayette Black · filed a dissenting opinion
- William Orville Douglas
“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.
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