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1964 term · Warren Court · 5-4

O'Keeffe, Deputy Commissioner, Bureau of Employees' Compensation, U.S. Department of Labor v. Smith, Hinchman & Grylls Associates, Inc., et al.

380 U.S. 359 · 85 S. Ct. 1012 · 1965 U.S. LEXIS 2211

The record

Term
1964
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
307
U.S. Reports
380 U.S. 359
S. Ct. citation
85 S. Ct. 1012
LEXIS citation
1965 U.S. LEXIS 2211

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in O'Keeffe, Deputy Commissioner, Bureau of Employees' Compensation, U.S. Department of Labor v. Smith, Hinchman & Grylls Associates, Inc., et al.
JusticeVote
Hugo BlackMajority
Potter StewartMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Arthur GoldbergMajority
John M. Harlan IIDissent
William O. DouglasDissent
Byron WhiteDissent
Tom C. ClarkDissent

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