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1957 term · Warren Court · 6-3

City of Chicago v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. et al.

357 U.S. 77 · 78 S. Ct. 1063 · 1958 U.S. LEXIS 813

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
103
U.S. Reports
357 U.S. 77
S. Ct. citation
78 S. Ct. 1063
LEXIS citation
1958 U.S. LEXIS 813

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in City of Chicago v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. et al.
JusticeVote
Earl WarrenMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Charles E. WhittakerMajority
Felix FrankfurterDissent
Harold BurtonDissent
John M. Harlan IIDissent

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