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1955 term · Warren Court · 7-2

American Airlines, Inc. v. North American Airlines, Inc., et al.

351 U.S. 79 · 76 S. Ct. 600 · 1956 U.S. LEXIS 1852

The record

Term
1955
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
410
U.S. Reports
351 U.S. 79
S. Ct. citation
76 S. Ct. 600
LEXIS citation
1956 U.S. LEXIS 1852

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in American Airlines, Inc. v. North American Airlines, Inc., et al.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Harold BurtonMajority
Sherman MintonMajority
William O. DouglasDissent
Stanley ReedDissent

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