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1956 term · Warren Court · 6-2

United States v. Interstate Commerce Commission et al.

352 U.S. 158 · 77 S. Ct. 241 · 1956 U.S. LEXIS 1634

The record

Term
1956
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
6-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
12
U.S. Reports
352 U.S. 158
S. Ct. citation
77 S. Ct. 241
LEXIS citation
1956 U.S. LEXIS 1634

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in United States v. Interstate Commerce Commission et al.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Harold BurtonMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Hugo BlackDissent
Earl WarrenDissent
William J. BrennanUnknown

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