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1965 term · Warren Court · 8-1

Wallis v. Pan American Petroleum Corp. et al.

384 U.S. 63 · 86 S. Ct. 1301 · 1966 U.S. LEXIS 2766

The record

Term
1965
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
341
U.S. Reports
384 U.S. 63
S. Ct. citation
86 S. Ct. 1301
LEXIS citation
1966 U.S. LEXIS 2766

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Wallis v. Pan American Petroleum Corp. et al.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Potter StewartMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Abe FortasMajority
Hugo BlackDissent

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