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1959 term · Warren Court · 6-3

Federal Power Commission v. Tuscarora Indian Nation

362 U.S. 99 · 80 S. Ct. 543 · 1960 U.S. LEXIS 1886

The record

Term
1959
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
63
U.S. Reports
362 U.S. 99
S. Ct. citation
80 S. Ct. 543
LEXIS citation
1960 U.S. LEXIS 1886

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Federal Power Commission v. Tuscarora Indian Nation.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Potter StewartMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Charles E. WhittakerMajority
William J. BrennanSpecial concurrence
Hugo BlackDissent
William O. DouglasDissent
Earl WarrenDissent

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