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1955 term · Warren Court · 9-0

De Sylva v. Ballentine, Guardian

351 U.S. 570 · 76 S. Ct. 974 · 1956 U.S. LEXIS 1803

The record

Term
1955
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
529
U.S. Reports
351 U.S. 570
S. Ct. citation
76 S. Ct. 974
LEXIS citation
1956 U.S. LEXIS 1803

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityC 2 concurring

How each justice voted in De Sylva v. Ballentine, Guardian.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Harold BurtonMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Sherman MintonMajority
Hugo BlackSpecial concurrence
William O. DouglasSpecial concurrence

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