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1959 term · Warren Court · 7-2

Florida Lime and Avocado Growers, Inc., et al. v. Jacobsen, Director of the Department of Agriculture of California, et al.

362 U.S. 73 · 80 S. Ct. 568 · 1960 U.S. LEXIS 1520

The record

Term
1959
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
49
U.S. Reports
362 U.S. 73
S. Ct. citation
80 S. Ct. 568
LEXIS citation
1960 U.S. LEXIS 1520

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Florida Lime and Avocado Growers, Inc., et al. v. Jacobsen, Director of the Department of Agriculture of California, et al.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
Potter StewartMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Charles E. WhittakerMajority
William O. DouglasDissent
Felix FrankfurterDissent

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