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1955 term · Warren Court · 4-3

United States v. E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.

351 U.S. 377 · 76 S. Ct. 994 · 1956 U.S. LEXIS 1628

The record

Term
1955
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
4-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
5
U.S. Reports
351 U.S. 377
S. Ct. citation
76 S. Ct. 994
LEXIS citation
1956 U.S. LEXIS 1628

How the bench divided

M 3 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting? 2 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in United States v. E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.
JusticeVote
Harold BurtonMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Sherman MintonMajority
Felix FrankfurterRegular concurrence
Hugo BlackDissent
William O. DouglasDissent
Earl WarrenDissent
John M. Harlan IIUnknown
Tom C. ClarkUnknown

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