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1962 term · Warren Court · 5-4

Wisconsin et al. v. Federal Power Commission et al.

373 U.S. 294 · 83 S. Ct. 1266 · 1963 U.S. LEXIS 2391

The record

Term
1962
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
72
U.S. Reports
373 U.S. 294
S. Ct. citation
83 S. Ct. 1266
LEXIS citation
1963 U.S. LEXIS 2391

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Wisconsin et al. v. Federal Power Commission et al.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Potter StewartMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Arthur GoldbergMajority
Hugo BlackDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
Earl WarrenDissent
Tom C. ClarkDissent

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