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1961 term · Warren Court · 6-1

Salem v. United States Lines Co.

370 U.S. 31 · 82 S. Ct. 1119 · 1962 U.S. LEXIS 2155

The record

Term
1961
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
6-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed and remanded in part
Docket
283
U.S. Reports
370 U.S. 31
S. Ct. citation
82 S. Ct. 1119
LEXIS citation
1962 U.S. LEXIS 2155

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 1 dissenting? 2 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Salem v. United States Lines Co.
JusticeVote
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Potter StewartMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
John M. Harlan IIDissent
Byron WhiteUnknown
Felix FrankfurterUnknown

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