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1966 term · Warren Court · 8-1

Illinois Central Railroad Co. et al. v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co. et al.

385 U.S. 57 · 87 S. Ct. 255 · 1966 U.S. LEXIS 2772

The record

Term
1966
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
15
U.S. Reports
385 U.S. 57
S. Ct. citation
87 S. Ct. 255
LEXIS citation
1966 U.S. LEXIS 2772

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Illinois Central Railroad Co. et al. v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co. 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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