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1958 term · Warren Court · 6-1

United States v. Atlantic Refining Co. et al.

360 U.S. 19 · 79 S. Ct. 944 · 1959 U.S. LEXIS 1775

The record

Term
1958
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
6-1
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
210
U.S. Reports
360 U.S. 19
S. Ct. citation
79 S. Ct. 944
LEXIS citation
1959 U.S. LEXIS 1775

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 1 dissenting? 2 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in United States v. Atlantic Refining Co. et al.
JusticeVote
Hugo BlackMajority
Potter StewartMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Charles E. WhittakerMajority
William O. DouglasDissent
John M. Harlan IIUnknown
Tom C. ClarkUnknown

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