1953 term · Warren Court · 6-3
Alaska Steamship Co., Inc. v. Petterson
347 U.S. 396 · 74 S. Ct. 601 · 1954 U.S. LEXIS 2618
The record
- Term
- 1953
- Decided
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 287
- U.S. Reports
- 347 U.S. 396
- S. Ct. citation
- 74 S. Ct. 601
- LEXIS citation
- 1954 U.S. LEXIS 2618
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDDD
M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| Stanley Reed | Majority |
| Sherman Minton | Majority |
| Felix Frankfurter | Dissent |
| Harold Burton | Dissent |
| Robert H. Jackson | Dissent |
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