1963 term · Warren Court · 6-3
Meyer v. United States
375 U.S. 233 · 84 S. Ct. 318 · 1963 U.S. LEXIS 2451
The record
- Term
- 1963
- Decided
- Issue area
- Federal Taxation
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 61
- U.S. Reports
- 375 U.S. 233
- S. Ct. citation
- 84 S. Ct. 318
- LEXIS citation
- 1963 U.S. LEXIS 2451
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDDD
M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| Arthur Goldberg | Majority |
| John M. Harlan II | Dissent |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
| Byron White | Dissent |
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