1961 term · Warren Court · 5-4
A. L. Mechling Barge Lines, Inc., et al. v. United States et al.
368 U.S. 324 · 82 S. Ct. 337 · 1961 U.S. LEXIS 1963
The record
- Term
- 1961
- Decided
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Docket
- 41
- U.S. Reports
- 368 U.S. 324
- S. Ct. citation
- 82 S. Ct. 337
- LEXIS citation
- 1961 U.S. LEXIS 1963
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDDD
M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Felix Frankfurter | Majority |
| Charles E. Whittaker | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Dissent |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| Earl Warren | Dissent |
| Tom C. Clark | Dissent |
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