Eskridge v. Washington State Board of Prison Terms and Paroles
357 U.S. 214 · Decided June 16, 1958 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Eskridge v. Washington State Board of Prison Terms and Paroles was decided on June 16, 1958 by a vote of 6–2. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. The decision was issued per curiam (an unsigned opinion of the Court). SCDB classifies its main issue as “Indigents, transcripts” in the Civil Rights area. SCDB records that the Court declared a state or territorial law, regulation or constitutional provision unconstitutional.
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Case details
- Citations
- 357 U.S. 214 · 78 S. Ct. 1061 · 2 L. Ed. 2d 1269 · 1958 U.S. LEXIS 820
- Docket number
- 96
- Decided
- June 16, 1958
- Argued
- May 19, 1958
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Per curiam (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 6–2
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Indigents, transcripts
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Legal provision
- Fourteenth Amendment (equal protection)
- Type of law
- Constitutional amendment
- Held unconstitutional
- A state or territorial law, regulation or constitutional provision
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Majority | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Majority | |
| Justice John M. Harlan II | Dissent | Co-authored an opinion |
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Charles E. Whittaker | Dissent | Co-authored an opinion |
Did not participate: Felix Frankfurter.
Full case caption
Eskridge v. Washington State Board of Prison Terms and Paroles
SCDB identifiers: case 1957-127, docket 1957-127-01.
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