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1953 term · Warren Court · 6-3

Kern-Limerick, Inc. et al. v. Scurlock, Commissioner of Revenues for Arkansas

347 U.S. 110 · 74 S. Ct. 403 · 1954 U.S. LEXIS 2608

The record

Term
1953
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
115
U.S. Reports
347 U.S. 110
S. Ct. citation
74 S. Ct. 403
LEXIS citation
1954 U.S. LEXIS 2608

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Kern-Limerick, Inc. et al. v. Scurlock, Commissioner of Revenues for Arkansas.
JusticeVote
Stanley ReedMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Robert H. JacksonMajority
Harold BurtonMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Sherman MintonMajority
Earl WarrenDissent
Hugo BlackDissent
William O. DouglasDissent

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