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1959 term · Warren Court · 5-4

Federal Trade Commission v. Henry Broch & Co.

363 U.S. 166 · 80 S. Ct. 1158 · 1960 U.S. LEXIS 2000

The record

Term
1959
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
61
U.S. Reports
363 U.S. 166
S. Ct. citation
80 S. Ct. 1158
LEXIS citation
1960 U.S. LEXIS 2000

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Federal Trade Commission v. Henry Broch & Co.
JusticeVote
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
John M. Harlan IIDissent
Potter StewartDissent
Felix FrankfurterDissent
Charles E. WhittakerDissent

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