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1958 term · Warren Court · 9-0

Plumbers, Steamfitters, Refrigeration, Petroleum Fitters, and Apprentices of Local 298, A. F. of L., et al. v. County of Door et al.

359 U.S. 354 · 79 S. Ct. 844 · 1959 U.S. LEXIS 1814

The record

Term
1958
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
396
U.S. Reports
359 U.S. 354
S. Ct. citation
79 S. Ct. 844
LEXIS citation
1959 U.S. LEXIS 1814

How the bench divided

M 9 majority

How each justice voted in Plumbers, Steamfitters, Refrigeration, Petroleum Fitters, and Apprentices of Local 298, A. F. of L., et al. v. County of Door et al.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Potter StewartMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Charles E. WhittakerMajority

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