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1960 term · Warren Court · 6-2

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Co. v. United States et al.

366 U.S. 745 · 81 S. Ct. 1630 · 1961 U.S. LEXIS 1971

The record

Term
1960
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
6-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
306
U.S. Reports
366 U.S. 745
S. Ct. citation
81 S. Ct. 1630
LEXIS citation
1961 U.S. LEXIS 1971

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Co. v. United States et al.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Charles E. WhittakerMajority
Hugo BlackDissent
William O. DouglasDissent
Potter StewartUnknown

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