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1959 term · Warren Court · 7-2

Huron Portland Cement Co. v. City of Detroit et al.

362 U.S. 440 · 80 S. Ct. 813 · 1960 U.S. LEXIS 1882

The record

Term
1959
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
86
U.S. Reports
362 U.S. 440
S. Ct. citation
80 S. Ct. 813
LEXIS citation
1960 U.S. LEXIS 1882

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Huron Portland Cement Co. v. City of Detroit 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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