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1958 term · Warren Court · 6-3

United States v. Embassy Restaurant, Inc., et al.

359 U.S. 29 · 79 S. Ct. 554 · 1959 U.S. LEXIS 1746

The record

Term
1958
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
174
U.S. Reports
359 U.S. 29
S. Ct. citation
79 S. Ct. 554
LEXIS citation
1959 U.S. LEXIS 1746

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in United States v. Embassy Restaurant, Inc., et al.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Potter StewartMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Charles E. WhittakerMajority
Hugo BlackDissent
William O. DouglasDissent
Earl WarrenDissent

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