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1966 term · Warren Court · 6-3

National Bellas Hess, Inc. v. Department of Revenue of the State of Illinois

386 U.S. 753 · 87 S. Ct. 1389 · 1967 U.S. LEXIS 2792

The record

Term
1966
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
241
U.S. Reports
386 U.S. 753
S. Ct. citation
87 S. Ct. 1389
LEXIS citation
1967 U.S. LEXIS 2792

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in National Bellas Hess, Inc. v. Department of Revenue of the State of Illinois.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Potter StewartMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Hugo BlackDissent
William O. DouglasDissent
Abe FortasDissent

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