1959 term · Warren Court · 6-3
Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Acker
361 U.S. 87 · 80 S. Ct. 144 · 1959 U.S. LEXIS 1891
The record
- Term
- 1959
- Decided
- Issue area
- Federal Taxation
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 13
- U.S. Reports
- 361 U.S. 87
- S. Ct. citation
- 80 S. Ct. 144
- LEXIS citation
- 1959 U.S. LEXIS 1891
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDDD
M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Charles E. Whittaker | Majority |
| John M. Harlan II | Dissent |
| Tom C. Clark | Dissent |
| Felix Frankfurter | Dissent |
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