Harrison v. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
360 U.S. 167 · Decided June 8, 1959 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Harrison v. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was decided on June 8, 1959 by a vote of 6–3. The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice John M. Harlan II wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Comity, civil rights” in the Judicial Power area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 360 U.S. 167 · 79 S. Ct. 1025 · 3 L. Ed. 2d 1152 · 1959 U.S. LEXIS 1760
- Docket number
- 127
- Decided
- June 8, 1959
- Argued
- March 23, 1959
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 6–3
- Majority opinion
- John M. Harlan II
- Opinion assigned by
- Hugo L. Black
- How the case arrived
- Appeal
- Issue (SCDB)
- Comity, civil rights
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Legal provision
- Abstention doctrine
- Type of law
- Other
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Majority | |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Majority | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Dissent | |
| Justice John M. Harlan II | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Dissent | |
| Justice Charles E. Whittaker | Majority | |
| Justice Potter Stewart | Majority |
Full case caption
Harrison, Attorney General of Virginia, et al. v. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1958-103, docket 1958-103-01.
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