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1959 term · Warren Court · 8-1

Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Co. v. United States et al.

361 U.S. 173 · 80 S. Ct. 229 · 1959 U.S. LEXIS 2

The record

Term
1959
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
12
U.S. Reports
361 U.S. 173
S. Ct. citation
80 S. Ct. 229
LEXIS citation
1959 U.S. LEXIS 2

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Co. v. United States et al.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
Potter StewartMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Charles E. WhittakerMajority
William O. DouglasDissent

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