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1957 term · Warren Court · 6-3

United States v. Shotwell Manufacturing Co. et al.

355 U.S. 233 · 78 S. Ct. 245 · 1957 U.S. LEXIS 1680

The record

Term
1957
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
1
U.S. Reports
355 U.S. 233
S. Ct. citation
78 S. Ct. 245
LEXIS citation
1957 U.S. LEXIS 1680

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in United States v. Shotwell Manufacturing Co. et al.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Charles E. WhittakerMajority
Harold BurtonMajority
Hugo BlackDissent
William O. DouglasDissent
Earl WarrenDissent

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