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1959 term · Warren Court · 7-2

Luckenbach Steamship Co., Inc., v. United States et al.

364 U.S. 280 · 80 S. Ct. 1611 · 1960 U.S. LEXIS 1990

The record

Term
1959
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
848
U.S. Reports
364 U.S. 280
S. Ct. citation
80 S. Ct. 1611
LEXIS citation
1960 U.S. LEXIS 1990

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Luckenbach Steamship Co., Inc., v. United States et al.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Potter StewartMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Charles E. WhittakerMajority
Hugo BlackDissent
William O. DouglasDissent

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