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Abstract

Argument: Wednesday, January 18, 1956
Decision: Monday, March 26, 1956
Issues: Economic Activity, Bankruptcy

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Facts of the Case

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Question

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Conclusion

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Supreme Court Justice Opinions and Votes (by Ideology)

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Decision: 6 votes for Shlensky, 2 vote(s) against
Legal Provision: Bankruptcy Code, Bankruptcy Act or Rules, or Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978
Did not participate
Harlan
Wrote the majority opinion
Douglas
Voted with the majority
Black
Voted with the majority
Warren
Voted with the majority
Clark
Wrote a dissent
Frankfurter
Voted with the majority
Minton
Voted with the majority
Reed
Voted with the minority, joined Frankfurter's dissent
Burton
Full Opinion by Justice William O. Douglas

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The Oyez Project, General Stores Corp. v. Shlensky, 350 U.S. 462 (1956),
available at: <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1950-1959/1955/1955_170/>
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