1958 term · Warren Court · 7-2
Railway Express Agency, Inc., v. Virginia
358 U.S. 434 · 79 S. Ct. 411 · 1959 U.S. LEXIS 1487
The record
- Term
- 1958
- Decided
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 38
- U.S. Reports
- 358 U.S. 434
- S. Ct. citation
- 79 S. Ct. 411
- LEXIS citation
- 1959 U.S. LEXIS 1487
How the bench divided
MMMMCCCDD
M 4 majorityC 3 concurringD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| John M. Harlan II | Regular concurrence |
| William J. Brennan | Regular concurrence |
| Felix Frankfurter | Special concurrence |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
| Charles E. Whittaker | Dissent |
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