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1959 term · Warren Court · 7-2

United States v. Durham Lumber Co. et al.

363 U.S. 522 · 80 S. Ct. 1282 · 1960 U.S. LEXIS 1861

The record

Term
1959
Decided
Issue area
Federal Taxation
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
23
U.S. Reports
363 U.S. 522
S. Ct. citation
80 S. Ct. 1282
LEXIS citation
1960 U.S. LEXIS 1861

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in United States v. Durham Lumber Co. et al.
JusticeVote
William O. DouglasMajority
Potter StewartMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Charles E. WhittakerMajority
John M. Harlan IIDissent
Hugo BlackDissent

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