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1964 term · Warren Court · 4-4

Independent Petroleum Workers of America, Inc. v. American Oil Co.

379 U.S. 130 · 85 S. Ct. 271 · 1964 U.S. LEXIS 2285

The record

Term
1964
Decided
Issue area
Unions
Vote split
4-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
55
U.S. Reports
379 U.S. 130
S. Ct. citation
85 S. Ct. 271
LEXIS citation
1964 U.S. LEXIS 2285

How the bench divided

8 not participating? 1 no vote recorded

The per-justice record for this case is incomplete: it accounts for 0 of the 8 votes in the reported 4-4 split.

How each justice voted in Independent Petroleum Workers of America, Inc. v. American Oil Co.
JusticeVote
Earl WarrenNo participation
Hugo BlackNo participation
William O. DouglasNo participation
Tom C. ClarkNo participation
John M. Harlan IINo participation
William J. BrennanNo participation
Potter StewartNo participation
Byron WhiteNo participation
Arthur GoldbergUnknown

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