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1965 term · Warren Court · 7-2

Katchen v. Landy, Trustee in Bankruptcy

382 U.S. 323 · 86 S. Ct. 467 · 1966 U.S. LEXIS 2853

The record

Term
1965
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
28
U.S. Reports
382 U.S. 323
S. Ct. citation
86 S. Ct. 467
LEXIS citation
1966 U.S. LEXIS 2853

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Katchen v. Landy, Trustee in Bankruptcy.
JusticeVote
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
John M. Harlan IIMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Potter StewartMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Abe FortasMajority
Hugo BlackDissent
William O. DouglasDissent

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