1969 term · Burger Court · 5-3
American Farm Lines v. Black Ball Freight Service et al.
397 U.S. 532 · 90 S. Ct. 1288 · 1970 U.S. LEXIS 94
The record
- Term
- 1969
- Decided
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Vote split
- 5-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 369
- U.S. Reports
- 397 U.S. 532
- S. Ct. citation
- 90 S. Ct. 1288
- LEXIS citation
- 1970 U.S. LEXIS 94
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDD
M 5 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| Byron White | Dissent |
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