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1959 term · Warren Court · 6-3

Mitchell v. Trawler Racer, Inc.

362 U.S. 539 · 80 S. Ct. 926 · 1960 U.S. LEXIS 1881

The record

Term
1959
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
176
U.S. Reports
362 U.S. 539
S. Ct. citation
80 S. Ct. 926
LEXIS citation
1960 U.S. LEXIS 1881

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Mitchell v. Trawler Racer, Inc.
JusticeVote
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Potter StewartMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
John M. Harlan IIDissent
Felix FrankfurterDissent
Charles E. WhittakerDissent

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