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1958 term · Warren Court · 9-0

United States v. Isthmian Steamship Co.

359 U.S. 314 · 79 S. Ct. 857 · 1959 U.S. LEXIS 1752

The record

Term
1958
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed and remanded in part
Docket
285
U.S. Reports
359 U.S. 314
S. Ct. citation
79 S. Ct. 857
LEXIS citation
1959 U.S. LEXIS 1752

How the bench divided

M 9 majority

How each justice voted in United States v. Isthmian Steamship Co.
JusticeVote
Earl WarrenMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
John M. Harlan IIMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Charles E. WhittakerMajority
Potter StewartMajority

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