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1957 term · Warren Court · 9-0

Panama Canal Co. v. Grace Line, Inc., et al.

356 U.S. 309 · 78 S. Ct. 752 · 1958 U.S. LEXIS 1141

The record

Term
1957
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
251
U.S. Reports
356 U.S. 309
S. Ct. citation
78 S. Ct. 752
LEXIS citation
1958 U.S. LEXIS 1141

How the bench divided

M 9 majority

How each justice voted in Panama Canal Co. v. Grace Line, Inc., et al.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Charles E. WhittakerMajority
Harold BurtonMajority

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