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1956 term · Warren Court · 4-4

United States v. American Freightways Co.

352 U.S. 1020 · 77 S. Ct. 588 · 1957 U.S. LEXIS 1225

The record

Term
1956
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
4-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
265
U.S. Reports
352 U.S. 1020
S. Ct. citation
77 S. Ct. 588
LEXIS citation
1957 U.S. LEXIS 1225

How the bench divided

– 8 not participating

The per-justice record for this case is incomplete: it accounts for 0 of the 8 votes in the reported 4-4 split.

How each justice voted in United States v. American Freightways Co.
JusticeVote
Earl WarrenNo participation
Hugo BlackNo participation
Felix FrankfurterNo participation
William O. DouglasNo participation
Harold BurtonNo participation
Tom C. ClarkNo participation
John M. Harlan IINo participation
William J. BrennanNo participation

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