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1959 term · Warren Court · 9-0

Union Pacific Railroad Co. v. United States

362 U.S. 327 · 80 S. Ct. 737 · 1960 U.S. LEXIS 1896

The record

Term
1959
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
98
U.S. Reports
362 U.S. 327
S. Ct. citation
80 S. Ct. 737
LEXIS citation
1960 U.S. LEXIS 1896

How the bench divided

M 9 majority

How each justice voted in Union Pacific Railroad Co. v. United States.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Potter StewartMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Charles E. WhittakerMajority

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