1960 term · Warren Court · 6-3
Knetsch et ux. v. United States
364 U.S. 361 · 81 S. Ct. 132 · 1960 U.S. LEXIS 1980
The record
- Term
- 1960
- Decided
- Issue area
- Federal Taxation
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 23
- U.S. Reports
- 364 U.S. 361
- S. Ct. citation
- 81 S. Ct. 132
- LEXIS citation
- 1960 U.S. LEXIS 1980
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDDD
M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| Felix Frankfurter | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
| Charles E. Whittaker | Dissent |
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