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Abstract

Argument: Thursday, October 15, 1959
Decision: Monday, January 18, 1960
Issues: Economic Activity, Election of Remedies

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Supreme Court Justice Opinions and Votes (by Seniority)

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Decision: 6 votes for Hess, 3 vote(s) against
Co-authored a regular concurrence
Warren
Co-authored a regular concurrence
Black
Voted with the minority, joined Harlan's dissent
Frankfurter
Co-authored a regular concurrence
Douglas
Voted with the majority
Clark
Wrote a dissent
Harlan
Co-authored a regular concurrence
Brennan
Wrote a dissent
Whittaker
Wrote the majority opinion
Stewart
Full Opinion by Justice Potter Stewart

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The Oyez Project, Hess v. United States, 361 U.S. 314 (1960),
available at: <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1950-1959/1959/1959_5/>
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