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1962 term · Warren Court · 6-3

Lopez v. United States

373 U.S. 427 · 83 S. Ct. 1381 · 1963 U.S. LEXIS 2618

The record

Term
1962
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
236
U.S. Reports
373 U.S. 427
S. Ct. citation
83 S. Ct. 1381
LEXIS citation
1963 U.S. LEXIS 2618

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Lopez v. United States.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
Potter StewartMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Earl WarrenSpecial concurrence
William O. DouglasDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
Arthur GoldbergDissent

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