1958 term · Warren Court · 6-3
Louisiana Power & Light Co. v. City of Thibodaux
360 U.S. 25 · 79 S. Ct. 1070 · 1959 U.S. LEXIS 851
The record
- Term
- 1958
- Decided
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 398
- U.S. Reports
- 360 U.S. 25
- S. Ct. citation
- 79 S. Ct. 1070
- LEXIS citation
- 1959 U.S. LEXIS 851
How the bench divided
MMMMMCDDD
M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| Felix Frankfurter | Majority |
| Charles E. Whittaker | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Special concurrence |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| Earl Warren | Dissent |
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