1957 term · Warren Court · 6-3
United States v. Procter & Gamble Co. et al.
356 U.S. 677 · 78 S. Ct. 983 · 1958 U.S. LEXIS 1873
The record
- Term
- 1957
- Decided
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 51
- U.S. Reports
- 356 U.S. 677
- S. Ct. citation
- 78 S. Ct. 983
- LEXIS citation
- 1958 U.S. LEXIS 1873
How the bench divided
MMMMMCDDD
M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| Charles E. Whittaker | Special concurrence |
| John M. Harlan II | Dissent |
| Felix Frankfurter | Dissent |
| Harold Burton | Dissent |
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