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1953 term · Warren Court · 7-2

Braniff Airways, Inc. v. Nebraska State Board of Equalization and Assessment et al.

347 U.S. 590 · 74 S. Ct. 757 · 1954 U.S. LEXIS 2613

The record

Term
1953
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
476
U.S. Reports
347 U.S. 590
S. Ct. citation
74 S. Ct. 757
LEXIS citation
1954 U.S. LEXIS 2613

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 2 concurringD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Braniff Airways, Inc. v. Nebraska State Board of Equalization and Assessment et al.
JusticeVote
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Harold BurtonMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Sherman MintonMajority
Hugo BlackSpecial concurrence
William O. DouglasSpecial concurrence
Felix FrankfurterDissent
Robert H. JacksonDissent

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