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1961 term · Warren Court · 7-1

Benz v. New York State Thruway Authority

369 U.S. 147 · 82 S. Ct. 674 · 1962 U.S. LEXIS 1601

The record

Term
1961
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
7-1
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Petition denied/appeal dismissed
Docket
234
U.S. Reports
369 U.S. 147
S. Ct. citation
82 S. Ct. 674
LEXIS citation
1962 U.S. LEXIS 1601

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 1 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Benz v. New York State Thruway Authority.
JusticeVote
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Potter StewartMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
John M. Harlan IIDissent
Charles E. WhittakerUnknown

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