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1958 term · Warren Court · 5-4

Barr v. Matteo et al.

360 U.S. 564 · 79 S. Ct. 1335 · 1959 U.S. LEXIS 661

The record

Term
1958
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
350
U.S. Reports
360 U.S. 564
S. Ct. citation
79 S. Ct. 1335
LEXIS citation
1959 U.S. LEXIS 661

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Barr v. Matteo et al.
JusticeVote
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Charles E. WhittakerMajority
John M. Harlan IIJudgment of the Court
Hugo BlackSpecial concurrence
Earl WarrenDissent
William O. DouglasDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
Potter StewartDissent

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