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1958 term · Warren Court · 9-0

Bibb, Director, Department of Public Safety of Illinois, et al. v. Navajo Freight Lines, Inc., et al.

359 U.S. 520 · 79 S. Ct. 962 · 1959 U.S. LEXIS 1777

The record

Term
1958
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
94
U.S. Reports
359 U.S. 520
S. Ct. citation
79 S. Ct. 962
LEXIS citation
1959 U.S. LEXIS 1777

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityC 2 concurring

How each justice voted in Bibb, Director, Department of Public Safety of Illinois, et al. v. Navajo Freight Lines, Inc., et al.
JusticeVote
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Charles E. WhittakerMajority
John M. Harlan IISpecial concurrence
Potter StewartSpecial concurrence

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