1957 term · Warren Court · 5-3
Northern Pacific Railway Co. et al. v. United States
356 U.S. 1 · 78 S. Ct. 514 · 1958 U.S. LEXIS 1777
The record
- Term
- 1957
- Decided
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Vote split
- 5-3
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 59
- U.S. Reports
- 356 U.S. 1
- S. Ct. citation
- 78 S. Ct. 514
- LEXIS citation
- 1958 U.S. LEXIS 1777
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDD?
M 5 majorityD 3 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Harold Burton | Majority |
| John M. Harlan II | Dissent |
| Felix Frankfurter | Dissent |
| Charles E. Whittaker | Dissent |
| Tom C. Clark | Unknown |
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