Southern Railway Co. v. North Carolina et al.
Decided February 17, 1964. Potter Stewart delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 74 · 376 U.S. 93 (1964)
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How the Justices voted
Decided 7–2.
Majority · 7
- Potter Stewart · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Byron Raymond White
- Hugo Lafayette Black
- John Marshall Harlan
- Tom C. Clark
- William Joseph Brennan Jr.
- William Orville Douglas
Dissenting · 2
- Arthur Joseph Goldberg · filed a dissenting opinion
- Earl Warren
“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.
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