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1962 term · Warren Court · 6-3

Hewitt-Robins Incorporated v. Eastern Freight-Ways, Inc.

371 U.S. 84 · 83 S. Ct. 157 · 1962 U.S. LEXIS 2167

The record

Term
1962
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
37
U.S. Reports
371 U.S. 84
S. Ct. citation
83 S. Ct. 157
LEXIS citation
1962 U.S. LEXIS 2167

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Hewitt-Robins Incorporated v. Eastern Freight-Ways, Inc.
JusticeVote
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Arthur GoldbergMajority
John M. Harlan IIDissent
Potter StewartDissent
Byron WhiteDissent

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