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1957 term · Warren Court · 8-1

Schaffer Transportation Co. et al. v. United States et al.

355 U.S. 83 · 78 S. Ct. 173 · 1957 U.S. LEXIS 1578

The record

Term
1957
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
20
U.S. Reports
355 U.S. 83
S. Ct. citation
78 S. Ct. 173
LEXIS citation
1957 U.S. LEXIS 1578

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Schaffer Transportation Co. et al. v. United States et al.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Charles E. WhittakerMajority
Harold BurtonMajority
Felix FrankfurterDissent

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