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1961 term · Warren Court · 7-0

Central Railroad Company of Pennsylvania v. Pennsylvania

370 U.S. 607 · 82 S. Ct. 1297 · 1962 U.S. LEXIS 848

The record

Term
1961
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
7-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
400
U.S. Reports
370 U.S. 607
S. Ct. citation
82 S. Ct. 1297
LEXIS citation
1962 U.S. LEXIS 848

How the bench divided

M 3 majorityC 4 concurring? 2 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Central Railroad Company of Pennsylvania v. Pennsylvania.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Hugo BlackRegular concurrence
William O. DouglasSpecial concurrence
Potter StewartSpecial concurrence
Earl WarrenSpecial concurrence
Byron WhiteUnknown
Felix FrankfurterUnknown

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