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1966 term · Warren Court · 7-2

Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Co. et al. v. United States et al.

387 U.S. 485 · 87 S. Ct. 1754 · 1967 U.S. LEXIS 2783

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
305
U.S. Reports
387 U.S. 485
S. Ct. citation
87 S. Ct. 1754
LEXIS citation
1967 U.S. LEXIS 2783

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 1 concurringD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Co. et al. v. United States et al.
JusticeVote
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Abe FortasMajority
Byron WhiteSpecial concurrence
John M. Harlan IIDissent
Potter StewartDissent

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