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1955 term · Warren Court · 7-2

United States et al. v. Contract Steel Carriers, Inc.

350 U.S. 409 · 76 S. Ct. 461 · 1956 U.S. LEXIS 1665

The record

Term
1955
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
102
U.S. Reports
350 U.S. 409
S. Ct. citation
76 S. Ct. 461
LEXIS citation
1956 U.S. LEXIS 1665

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in United States et al. v. Contract Steel Carriers, Inc.
JusticeVote
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Harold BurtonMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Sherman MintonMajority
John M. Harlan IIDissent
Felix FrankfurterDissent

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