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1957 term · Warren Court · 6-3

Public Utilities Commission of California v. United States

355 U.S. 534 · 78 S. Ct. 446 · 1958 U.S. LEXIS 1764

The record

Term
1957
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
23
U.S. Reports
355 U.S. 534
S. Ct. citation
78 S. Ct. 446
LEXIS citation
1958 U.S. LEXIS 1764

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Public Utilities Commission of California v. United States.
JusticeVote
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Charles E. WhittakerMajority
John M. Harlan IIDissent
Earl WarrenDissent
Harold BurtonDissent

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