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1962 term · Warren Court · 5-4

Florida Lime & Avocado Growers, Inc., et al. v. Paul, Director of the Department of Agriculture of California, et al.

373 U.S. 132 · 83 S. Ct. 1210 · 1963 U.S. LEXIS 1617

The record

Term
1962
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed and remanded in part
Docket
45
U.S. Reports
373 U.S. 132
S. Ct. citation
83 S. Ct. 1210
LEXIS citation
1963 U.S. LEXIS 1617

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Florida Lime & Avocado Growers, Inc., et al. v. Paul, Director of the Department of Agriculture of California, et al.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Potter StewartMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Arthur GoldbergMajority
Hugo BlackDissent
William O. DouglasDissent
Byron WhiteDissent
Tom C. ClarkDissent

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