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1964 term · Warren Court · 7-2

King, Executrix, et al. v. United States

379 U.S. 329 · 85 S. Ct. 427 · 1964 U.S. LEXIS 2147

The record

Term
1964
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
16
U.S. Reports
379 U.S. 329
S. Ct. citation
85 S. Ct. 427
LEXIS citation
1964 U.S. LEXIS 2147

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 1 concurringD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in King, Executrix, et al. v. United States.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Potter StewartMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Arthur GoldbergMajority
Byron WhiteSpecial concurrence
Hugo BlackDissent
William O. DouglasDissent

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