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1960 term · Warren Court · 5-4

American Automobile Association v. United States

367 U.S. 687 · 81 S. Ct. 1727 · 1961 U.S. LEXIS 2105

The record

Term
1960
Decided
Issue area
Federal Taxation
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
288
U.S. Reports
367 U.S. 687
S. Ct. citation
81 S. Ct. 1727
LEXIS citation
1961 U.S. LEXIS 2105

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in American Automobile Association v. United States.
JusticeVote
Hugo BlackMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
John M. Harlan IIDissent
William O. DouglasDissent
Potter StewartDissent
Charles E. WhittakerDissent

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