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1966 term · Warren Court · 6-3

Northeastern Pennsylvania National Bank & Trust Co., Executor v. United States

387 U.S. 213 · 87 S. Ct. 1573 · 1967 U.S. LEXIS 2973

The record

Term
1966
Decided
Issue area
Federal Taxation
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
637
U.S. Reports
387 U.S. 213
S. Ct. citation
87 S. Ct. 1573
LEXIS citation
1967 U.S. LEXIS 2973

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Northeastern Pennsylvania National Bank & Trust Co., Executor v. United States.
JusticeVote
William O. DouglasMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Abe FortasMajority
John M. Harlan IIDissent
Hugo BlackDissent
Potter StewartDissent

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