1958 term · Warren Court · 7-2
Wirl Television Corp. v. United States et al.
358 U.S. 51 · 79 S. Ct. 94 · 1958 U.S. LEXIS 1918
The record
- Term
- 1958
- Decided
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Docket
- 242
- U.S. Reports
- 358 U.S. 51
- S. Ct. citation
- 79 S. Ct. 94
- LEXIS citation
- 1958 U.S. LEXIS 1918
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMDD
M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Felix Frankfurter | Majority |
| Charles E. Whittaker | Majority |
| John M. Harlan II | Dissent |
| Tom C. Clark | Dissent |
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