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1955 term · Warren Court · 6-3

United States v. McKesson & Robbins, Inc.

351 U.S. 305 · 76 S. Ct. 937 · 1956 U.S. LEXIS 1846

The record

Term
1955
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
448
U.S. Reports
351 U.S. 305
S. Ct. citation
76 S. Ct. 937
LEXIS citation
1956 U.S. LEXIS 1846

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in United States v. McKesson & Robbins, Inc.
JusticeVote
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Sherman MintonMajority
John M. Harlan IIDissent
Felix FrankfurterDissent
Harold BurtonDissent

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