Cases - 1956 term

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Case Docket No. Arguedsort icon Decided Majority Author Vote
Pennsylvania v. Board Of Trusts 769 04/29/1957 9-0
Johnson v. United States 531 MISC 03/04/1957 8-0
Thompson v. Coastal Oil Co. 1 01/24/1956 10/15/1956 5-4
Reid v. Covert 701 05/03/1956 06/10/1957 Hugo L. Black 6-2
Labor Board v. Lion Oil Co. 4 10/08/1956 01/22/1957 Earl Warren 6-2
Yates v. United States 6 10/08/1956 06/17/1957 John M. Harlan 6-1
Yates v. United States 2 10/09/1956 11/25/1957 Tom C. Clark 6-3
Scales v. United States 3 10/10/1956 10/14/1957 9-0
Mesarosh v. United States 20 10/10/1956 11/05/1956 Earl Warren 5-3
United States v. I. C. C. 12 10/11/1956 12/17/1956 Stanley Reed 6-2
Lightfoot v. United States 4 10/11/1956 10/14/1957 9-0
United States v. Bergh 17 10/15/1956 11/19/1956 Tom C. Clark 5-3
Walker v. Hutchinson City 13 10/15/1956 12/10/1956 Hugo L. Black 6-2
United States v. Chesapeake & O. R. Co. 19 10/15/1956 12/03/1956 John M. Harlan 6-1
United States v. Western Pac. R. Co. 18 10/15/1956 12/03/1956 John M. Harlan 6-1
Brownell v. Chase National Bank 24 10/16/1956 11/19/1956 William O. Douglas 7-0
Butler v. Michigan 16 10/16/1956 02/25/1957 Felix Frankfurter 9-0
La Buy v. Howes Leather Co. 27 10/17/1956 01/14/1957 Tom C. Clark 5-4
Putnam v. Commissioner 25 10/17/1956 12/03/1956 William J. Brennan, Jr. 8-1
Jencks v. United States 23 10/17/1956 06/03/1957 William J. Brennan, Jr. 7-1
Bank Of America v. Parnell 21 10/18/1956 11/13/1956 Felix Frankfurter 7-2
Delli Paoli v. United States 33 10/18/1956 01/14/1957 Harold Burton 5-4
U.S. Gypsum Co. v. Nat. Gypsum Co. 11 11/05/1956 02/25/1957 John M. Harlan 5-3
Holophane v. United States 2 11/05/1956 11/13/1956 9-0
Leiter Minerals, Inc., v. United States 26 11/06/1956 01/14/1957 Felix Frankfurter 8-1
In Re Groban 14 11/06/1956 02/25/1957 Stanley Reed 5-4
Nelson v. New York City 30 11/07/1956 12/10/1956 Earl Warren 9-0
Rogers v. Missouri Pacific R. Co. 28 11/07/1956 02/25/1957 William J. Brennan, Jr. 6-2
United States v. Plesha 39 11/08/1956 01/14/1957 Hugo L. Black 6-3
Massachusetts Bonding Co. v. U.S. 31 11/08/1956 12/10/1956 William O. Douglas 5-4
Nilva v. United States 37 11/08/1956 02/25/1957 Harold Burton 5-4
Rowoldt v. Perfetto 5 11/13/1956 12/09/1957 Felix Frankfurter 5-4
Brownell v. Tom We Shung 43 11/13/1956 12/17/1956 Tom C. Clark 9-0
Leedom v. International Union 57 11/14/1956 12/10/1956 William O. Douglas 9-0
Meat Cutters v. Labor Board 40 11/14/1956 12/10/1956 William O. Douglas 9-0
United States v. Du Pont & Co. 3 11/14/1956 06/03/1957 William J. Brennan, Jr. 4-2
Webb v. Illinois Central R. Co. 42 12/03/1956 02/25/1957 William J. Brennan, Jr. 6-2
United States v. Auto. Workers 44 12/03/1956 03/11/1957 Felix Frankfurter 5-3
Pollard v. United States 38 12/03/1956 02/25/1957 Stanley Reed 5-4
Rayonier, Inc., v. United States 45 12/04/1956 01/28/1957 Hugo L. Black 7-2
Herdman v. Pennsylvania R. Co. 46 12/04/1956 02/25/1957 William J. Brennan, Jr. 8-0
United States v. Carter 48 12/05/1956 04/29/1957 Harold Burton 8-0
Leslie Miller, Inc., v. Arkansas 51 12/05/1956 12/17/1956 9-0
Soriano v. United States 49 12/05/1956 01/14/1957 Tom C. Clark 6-3
Fikes v. Alabama 53 12/06/1956 01/14/1957 Earl Warren 6-3
United States v. Howard 52 12/06/1956 01/14/1957 Stanley Reed 9-0
Ferguson v. Moore-Mccormack Lines 59 12/10/1956 02/25/1957 William O. Douglas 5-2
Pennsylvania R. Co. v. Rychlik 56 12/10/1956 02/25/1957 John M. Harlan 8-0
Prince v. United States 132 12/11/1956 02/25/1957 Earl Warren 7-1
Roviaro v. United States 58 12/11/1956 03/25/1957 Harold Burton 6-1
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