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1955 term · Warren Court · 6-2

General Stores Corp. v. Shlensky et al.

350 U.S. 462 · 76 S. Ct. 516 · 1956 U.S. LEXIS 1734

The record

Term
1955
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
6-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
170
U.S. Reports
350 U.S. 462
S. Ct. citation
76 S. Ct. 516
LEXIS citation
1956 U.S. LEXIS 1734

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in General Stores Corp. v. Shlensky et al.
JusticeVote
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Sherman MintonMajority
Felix FrankfurterDissent
Harold BurtonDissent
John M. Harlan IIUnknown

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