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1960 term · Warren Court · 7-2

Tampa Electric Co. v. Nashville Coal Co. et al.

365 U.S. 320 · 81 S. Ct. 623 · 1961 U.S. LEXIS 1959

The record

Term
1960
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
87
U.S. Reports
365 U.S. 320
S. Ct. citation
81 S. Ct. 623
LEXIS citation
1961 U.S. LEXIS 1959

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Tampa Electric Co. v. Nashville Coal Co. 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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