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1968 term · Warren Court · 9-0

Federal Marine Terminals, Inc. v. Burnside Shipping Co., Ltd.

394 U.S. 404 · 89 S. Ct. 1144 · 1969 U.S. LEXIS 3108

The record

Term
1968
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
291
U.S. Reports
394 U.S. 404
S. Ct. citation
89 S. Ct. 1144
LEXIS citation
1969 U.S. LEXIS 3108

How the bench divided

M 9 majority

How each justice voted in Federal Marine Terminals, Inc. v. Burnside Shipping Co., Ltd.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Abe FortasMajority

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