1964 term · Warren Court · 6-3
Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Brown et al.
380 U.S. 563 · 85 S. Ct. 1162 · 1965 U.S. LEXIS 2449
The record
- Term
- 1964
- Decided
- Issue area
- Federal Taxation
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 63
- U.S. Reports
- 380 U.S. 563
- S. Ct. citation
- 85 S. Ct. 1162
- LEXIS citation
- 1965 U.S. LEXIS 2449
How the bench divided
MMMMMCDDD
M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| John M. Harlan II | Special concurrence |
| Earl Warren | Dissent |
| Hugo Black | Dissent |
| Arthur Goldberg | Dissent |
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