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1955 term · Warren Court · 7-2

Southern Pacific Co. v. Gileo et al.

351 U.S. 493 · 76 S. Ct. 952 · 1956 U.S. LEXIS 1629

The record

Term
1955
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
257
U.S. Reports
351 U.S. 493
S. Ct. citation
76 S. Ct. 952
LEXIS citation
1956 U.S. LEXIS 1629

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 1 concurringD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Southern Pacific Co. v. Gileo et al.
JusticeVote
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Harold BurtonMajority
Sherman MintonMajority
John M. Harlan IISpecial concurrence
Felix FrankfurterDissent
Stanley ReedDissent

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