1967 term · Warren Court · 7-1
Volkswagenwerk Aktiengesellschaft v. Federal Maritime Commission et al.
390 U.S. 261 · 88 S. Ct. 929 · 1968 U.S. LEXIS 2903
The record
- Term
- 1967
- Decided
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Vote split
- 7-1
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 69
- U.S. Reports
- 390 U.S. 261
- S. Ct. citation
- 88 S. Ct. 929
- LEXIS citation
- 1968 U.S. LEXIS 2903
How the bench divided
MMMMMCCD?
M 5 majorityC 2 concurringD 1 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| John M. Harlan II | Regular concurrence |
| Abe Fortas | Special concurrence |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| Thurgood Marshall | Unknown |
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