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1963 term · Warren Court · 7-2

United States v. Penn-Olin Chemical Co. et al.

378 U.S. 158 · 84 S. Ct. 1710 · 1964 U.S. LEXIS 2383

The record

Term
1963
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
503
U.S. Reports
378 U.S. 158
S. Ct. citation
84 S. Ct. 1710
LEXIS citation
1964 U.S. LEXIS 2383

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 2 concurringD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in United States v. Penn-Olin Chemical Co. et al.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Arthur GoldbergMajority
Hugo BlackSpecial concurrence
William O. DouglasSpecial concurrence
John M. Harlan IIDissent
Byron WhiteDissent

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