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1964 term · Warren Court · 8-1

Ryan v. United States

379 U.S. 61 · 85 S. Ct. 232 · 1964 U.S. LEXIS 149

The record

Term
1964
Decided
Issue area
Federal Taxation
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
12
U.S. Reports
379 U.S. 61
S. Ct. citation
85 S. Ct. 232
LEXIS citation
1964 U.S. LEXIS 149

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 2 concurringD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Ryan v. United States.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Potter StewartSpecial concurrence
Arthur GoldbergSpecial concurrence
William O. DouglasDissent

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