The Oyez Project Virtual Tour of the Supreme Court Building

Abstract

Argument: Tuesday, October 18, 1960
Decision: Monday, November 21, 1960
Issues: Civil Rights, Immigration and Naturalization, Loss of Citizenship

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Supreme Court Justice Opinions and Votes (by Ideology)

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Decision: 5 votes for United States, 4 vote(s) against
Legal Provision: Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, including Appellate Procedure (or relevant rules of a circuit court)
Voted with the minority, joined Brennan's dissent
Douglas
Voted with the minority, joined Brennan's dissent
Black
Voted with the minority, joined Brennan's dissent
Warren
Wrote a dissent
Brennan
Wrote the majority opinion
Stewart
Voted with the majority
Clark
Voted with the majority
Whittaker
Voted with the majority
Frankfurter
Voted with the majority
Harlan
Full Opinion by Justice Potter Stewart

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The Oyez Project, Polites v. United States, 364 U.S. 426 (1960),
available at: <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1960-1969/1960/1960_25/>
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