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1963 term · Warren Court · 6-2

Department of Revenue v. James B. Beam Distilling Co.

377 U.S. 341 · 84 S. Ct. 1247 · 1964 U.S. LEXIS 1139

The record

Term
1963
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
6-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
389
U.S. Reports
377 U.S. 341
S. Ct. citation
84 S. Ct. 1247
LEXIS citation
1964 U.S. LEXIS 1139

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Department of Revenue v. James B. Beam Distilling Co.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Potter StewartMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Hugo BlackDissent
Arthur GoldbergDissent
William J. BrennanUnknown

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