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1963 term · Warren Court · 5-4

Red Ball Motor Freight, Inc., et al. v. Shannon et al., Doing Business as E. & R. Shannon

377 U.S. 311 · 84 S. Ct. 1260 · 1964 U.S. LEXIS 2181

The record

Term
1963
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
406
U.S. Reports
377 U.S. 311
S. Ct. citation
84 S. Ct. 1260
LEXIS citation
1964 U.S. LEXIS 2181

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Red Ball Motor Freight, Inc., et al. v. Shannon et al., Doing Business as E. & R. Shannon.
JusticeVote
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
John M. Harlan IIDissent
Potter StewartDissent
Byron WhiteDissent
Arthur GoldbergDissent