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1957 term · Warren Court · 9-0

City of Tacoma v. Taxpayers of Tacoma et al.

357 U.S. 320 · 78 S. Ct. 1209 · 1958 U.S. LEXIS 1775

The record

Term
1957
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
509
U.S. Reports
357 U.S. 320
S. Ct. citation
78 S. Ct. 1209
LEXIS citation
1958 U.S. LEXIS 1775

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityC 1 concurring

How each justice voted in City of Tacoma v. Taxpayers of Tacoma et al.
JusticeVote
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Charles E. WhittakerMajority
Harold BurtonMajority
John M. Harlan IIRegular concurrence