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1963 term · Warren Court · 7-2

Dennis v. Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Co.

375 U.S. 208 · 84 S. Ct. 291 · 1963 U.S. LEXIS 57

The record

Term
1963
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
25
U.S. Reports
375 U.S. 208
S. Ct. citation
84 S. Ct. 291
LEXIS citation
1963 U.S. LEXIS 57

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Dennis v. Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Co.
JusticeVote
Hugo BlackMajority
Potter StewartMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Arthur GoldbergMajority
John M. Harlan IIDissent
William O. DouglasDissent

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