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1962 term · Warren Court · 8-1

Burlington Truck Lines, Inc., et al. v. United States et al.

371 U.S. 156 · 83 S. Ct. 239 · 1962 U.S. LEXIS 2165

The record

Term
1962
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
27
U.S. Reports
371 U.S. 156
S. Ct. citation
83 S. Ct. 239
LEXIS citation
1962 U.S. LEXIS 2165

How the bench divided

M 3 majorityC 5 concurringD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Burlington Truck Lines, Inc., et al. v. United States et al.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Potter StewartMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Earl WarrenRegular concurrence
William O. DouglasRegular concurrence
William J. BrennanRegular concurrence
Arthur GoldbergRegular concurrence
Tom C. ClarkSpecial concurrence
Hugo BlackDissent

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