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1967 term · Warren Court · 8-0

Federal Maritime Commission et al. v. Aktiebolaget Svenska Amerika Linien (Swedish American Line) et al.

390 U.S. 238 · 88 S. Ct. 1005 · 1968 U.S. LEXIS 2919

The record

Term
1967
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
8-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
257
U.S. Reports
390 U.S. 238
S. Ct. citation
88 S. Ct. 1005
LEXIS citation
1968 U.S. LEXIS 2919

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityC 1 concurring? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Federal Maritime Commission et al. v. Aktiebolaget Svenska Amerika Linien (Swedish American Line) et al.
JusticeVote
Earl WarrenMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Potter StewartMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Abe FortasMajority
John M. Harlan IISpecial concurrence
Thurgood MarshallUnknown

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