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1963 term · Warren Court · 9-0

United States et al. v. Boyd, Commissioner

378 U.S. 39 · 84 S. Ct. 1518 · 1964 U.S. LEXIS 2154

The record

Term
1963
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
185
U.S. Reports
378 U.S. 39
S. Ct. citation
84 S. Ct. 1518
LEXIS citation
1964 U.S. LEXIS 2154

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityC 1 concurring

How each justice voted in United States et al. v. Boyd, Commissioner.
JusticeVote
Earl WarrenMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Potter StewartMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Arthur GoldbergMajority
John M. Harlan IIRegular concurrence

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