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1968 term · Warren Court · 7-2

Grunenthal v. Long Island Rail Road Co.

393 U.S. 156 · 89 S. Ct. 331 · 1968 U.S. LEXIS 2949

The record

Term
1968
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
35
U.S. Reports
393 U.S. 156
S. Ct. citation
89 S. Ct. 331
LEXIS citation
1968 U.S. LEXIS 2949

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Grunenthal v. Long Island Rail Road Co.
JusticeVote
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Abe FortasMajority
John M. Harlan IIDissent
Potter StewartDissent

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