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1959 term · Warren Court · 8-1

Marine Cooks & Stewards, AFL, et al. v. Panama Steamship Co., Ltd., et al.

362 U.S. 365 · 80 S. Ct. 779 · 1960 U.S. LEXIS 1939

The record

Term
1959
Decided
Issue area
Unions
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
403
U.S. Reports
362 U.S. 365
S. Ct. citation
80 S. Ct. 779
LEXIS citation
1960 U.S. LEXIS 1939

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Marine Cooks & Stewards, AFL, et al. v. Panama Steamship Co., Ltd., et al.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Potter StewartMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Charles E. WhittakerDissent

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