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1959 term · Warren Court · 5-3

De Veau v. Braisted

363 U.S. 144 · 80 S. Ct. 1146 · 1960 U.S. LEXIS 1863

The record

Term
1959
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
5-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
71
U.S. Reports
363 U.S. 144
S. Ct. citation
80 S. Ct. 1146
LEXIS citation
1960 U.S. LEXIS 1863

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in De Veau v. Braisted.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Charles E. WhittakerMajority
Felix FrankfurterJudgment of the Court
William J. BrennanSpecial concurrence
Hugo BlackDissent
William O. DouglasDissent
Earl WarrenDissent
John M. Harlan IIUnknown

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