1967 term · Warren Court · 6-2
Reading Co. v. Brown, Trustee in Bankruptcy, et al.
391 U.S. 471 · 88 S. Ct. 1759 · 1968 U.S. LEXIS 2986
The record
- Term
- 1967
- Decided
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Vote split
- 6-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 127
- U.S. Reports
- 391 U.S. 471
- S. Ct. citation
- 88 S. Ct. 1759
- LEXIS citation
- 1968 U.S. LEXIS 2986
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDD?
M 6 majorityD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Abe Fortas | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| Earl Warren | Dissent |
| Thurgood Marshall | Unknown |
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