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1956 term · Warren Court · 7-1

Lasky et Vir v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue.

352 U.S. 1027 · 77 S. Ct. 594 · 1957 U.S. LEXIS 1206

The record

Term
1956
Decided
Issue area
Federal Taxation
Vote split
7-1
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
371
U.S. Reports
352 U.S. 1027
S. Ct. citation
77 S. Ct. 594
LEXIS citation
1957 U.S. LEXIS 1206

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Lasky et Vir v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Harold BurtonMajority
William O. DouglasDissent

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