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1963 term · Warren Court · 8-1

United States v. Continental Oil Co.

377 U.S. 161 · 84 S. Ct. 1155 · 1964 U.S. LEXIS 2359

The record

Term
1963
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
834
U.S. Reports
377 U.S. 161
S. Ct. citation
84 S. Ct. 1155
LEXIS citation
1964 U.S. LEXIS 2359

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in United States v. Continental Oil Co.
JusticeVote
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Potter StewartMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Arthur GoldbergMajority
John M. Harlan IIDissent

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