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1955 term · Warren Court · 6-3

Secretary of Agriculture v. United States et al.

350 U.S. 162 · 76 S. Ct. 244 · 1956 U.S. LEXIS 1646

The record

Term
1955
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
6
U.S. Reports
350 U.S. 162
S. Ct. citation
76 S. Ct. 244
LEXIS citation
1956 U.S. LEXIS 1646

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Secretary of Agriculture v. United States et al.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Felix FrankfurterRegular concurrence
Harold BurtonDissent
Stanley ReedDissent
Sherman MintonDissent

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