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1960 term · Warren Court · 6-3

Civil Aeronautics Board v. Delta Air Lines, Inc.

367 U.S. 316 · 81 S. Ct. 1611 · 1961 U.S. LEXIS 1976

The record

Term
1960
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
492
U.S. Reports
367 U.S. 316
S. Ct. citation
81 S. Ct. 1611
LEXIS citation
1961 U.S. LEXIS 1976

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Civil Aeronautics Board v. Delta Air Lines, Inc.
JusticeVote
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Potter StewartMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
John M. Harlan IIDissent
Felix FrankfurterDissent
Charles E. WhittakerDissent

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