1957 term · Warren Court · 7-2
United States v. Bess
357 U.S. 51 · 78 S. Ct. 1054 · 1958 U.S. LEXIS 1811
The record
- Term
- 1957
- Decided
- Issue area
- Federal Taxation
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 395
- U.S. Reports
- 357 U.S. 51
- S. Ct. citation
- 78 S. Ct. 1054
- LEXIS citation
- 1958 U.S. LEXIS 1811
How the bench divided
MMMMCCCDD
M 4 majorityC 3 concurringD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| Felix Frankfurter | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Regular concurrence |
| Earl Warren | Regular concurrence |
| Charles E. Whittaker | Regular concurrence |
| John M. Harlan II | Dissent |
| Harold Burton | Dissent |
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