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1966 term · Warren Court · 7-2

Jackson v. Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., Inc.

386 U.S. 731 · 87 S. Ct. 1419 · 1967 U.S. LEXIS 2766

The record

Term
1966
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
575
U.S. Reports
386 U.S. 731
S. Ct. citation
87 S. Ct. 1419
LEXIS citation
1967 U.S. LEXIS 2766

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Jackson v. Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., Inc.
JusticeVote
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Abe FortasMajority
John M. Harlan IIDissent
Potter StewartDissent

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