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1962 term · Warren Court · 9-0

Best et al. v. Humboldt Placer Mining Co. et al.

371 U.S. 334 · 83 S. Ct. 379 · 1963 U.S. LEXIS 2262

The record

Term
1962
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
52
U.S. Reports
371 U.S. 334
S. Ct. citation
83 S. Ct. 379
LEXIS citation
1963 U.S. LEXIS 2262

How the bench divided

M 9 majority

How each justice voted in Best et al. v. Humboldt Placer Mining Co. et al.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Potter StewartMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Arthur GoldbergMajority

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