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1963 term · Warren Court · 7-2

Missouri Pacific Railroad Co. v. Elmore & Stahl

377 U.S. 134 · 84 S. Ct. 1142 · 1964 U.S. LEXIS 2162

The record

Term
1963
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
292
U.S. Reports
377 U.S. 134
S. Ct. citation
84 S. Ct. 1142
LEXIS citation
1964 U.S. LEXIS 2162

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Missouri Pacific Railroad Co. v. Elmore & Stahl.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Potter StewartMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Arthur GoldbergMajority
Hugo BlackDissent
William O. DouglasDissent

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