Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes et al. v. United States et al.
Decided May 1, 1961. Earl Warren delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 681 · 366 U.S. 169 (1961)
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Decided 8–1.
Majority · 8
- Earl Warren · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Charles Evans Whittaker
- Felix Frankfurter
- Hugo Lafayette Black
- John Marshall Harlan
- Potter Stewart
- Tom C. Clark
- William Joseph Brennan Jr.
Dissenting · 1
- William Orville Douglas · filed a dissenting opinion
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