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1961 term · Warren Court · 6-2

Atlantic & Gulf Stevedores, Inc., v. Ellerman Lines, Ltd., et al.

369 U.S. 355 · 82 S. Ct. 780 · 1962 U.S. LEXIS 2157

The record

Term
1961
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
6-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
282
U.S. Reports
369 U.S. 355
S. Ct. citation
82 S. Ct. 780
LEXIS citation
1962 U.S. LEXIS 2157

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Atlantic & Gulf Stevedores, Inc., v. Ellerman Lines, Ltd., et al.
JusticeVote
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
John M. Harlan IISpecial concurrence
Potter StewartDissent
Felix FrankfurterDissent

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