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1958 term · Warren Court · 9-0

Atlantic Refining Co. et al. v. Public Service Commission of New York et al.

360 U.S. 378 · 79 S. Ct. 1246 · 1959 U.S. LEXIS 1771

The record

Term
1958
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
518
U.S. Reports
360 U.S. 378
S. Ct. citation
79 S. Ct. 1246
LEXIS citation
1959 U.S. LEXIS 1771

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityC 2 concurring

How each justice voted in Atlantic Refining Co. et al. v. Public Service Commission of New York et al.
JusticeVote
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Potter StewartMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Charles E. WhittakerMajority
John M. Harlan IISpecial concurrence
Felix FrankfurterSpecial concurrence

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