1964 term · Warren Court · 6-3
United States et al. v. Powell et al.
379 U.S. 48 · 85 S. Ct. 248 · 1964 U.S. LEXIS 2194
The record
- Term
- 1964
- Decided
- Issue area
- Federal Taxation
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 54
- U.S. Reports
- 379 U.S. 48
- S. Ct. citation
- 85 S. Ct. 248
- LEXIS citation
- 1964 U.S. LEXIS 2194
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDDD
M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
| Arthur Goldberg | Dissent |
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