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1959 term · Warren Court · 7-2

Continental Grain Co. v. Barge FBL-585 et al.

364 U.S. 19 · 80 S. Ct. 1470 · 1960 U.S. LEXIS 1876

The record

Term
1959
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
229
U.S. Reports
364 U.S. 19
S. Ct. citation
80 S. Ct. 1470
LEXIS citation
1960 U.S. LEXIS 1876

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 2 concurringD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Continental Grain Co. v. Barge FBL-585 et al.
JusticeVote
Earl WarrenMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Potter StewartMajority
Felix FrankfurterSpecial concurrence
John M. Harlan IISpecial concurrence
William O. DouglasDissent
Charles E. WhittakerDissent

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