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1960 term · Warren Court · 7-0

United States v. Louisiana et al.

364 U.S. 502 · 81 S. Ct. 258 · 1960 U.S. LEXIS 1062

The record

Term
1960
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
7-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Docket
10 ORIG
U.S. Reports
364 U.S. 502
S. Ct. citation
81 S. Ct. 258
LEXIS citation
1960 U.S. LEXIS 1062

How the bench divided

M 7 majority? 2 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in United States v. Louisiana et al.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Potter StewartMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Charles E. WhittakerMajority
Earl WarrenUnknown
Tom C. ClarkUnknown

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