Cases - 1959 term

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Case Docket No. Argued Decided Majority Author Vote
American Trucking Assns. v. U.S. 74 05/19/1960 06/27/1960 Earl Warren 9-0
Aquilino v. United States 1 10/15/1959 06/20/1960 Earl Warren 7-2
Armstrong v. United States 270 03/28/1960 06/27/1960 Hugo L. Black 6-3
Arnold v. Ben Kanowsky, Inc. 60 01/11/1960 02/23/1960 Earl Warren 8-1
Bates v. Little Rock 41 11/18/1959 02/23/1960 Potter Stewart 9-0
Blackburn v. Alabama 50 12/10/1959 01/11/1960 Earl Warren 9-0
Braen v. Pfeifer Transportation Co. 32 11/16/1959 12/14/1959 William O. Douglas 6-3
Clay v. Sun Insurance Office 349 03/22/1960 06/13/1960 Felix Frankfurter 6-3
Commissioner Of Internal Revenue v. Acker 13 10/19/1959 11/16/1959 Charles E. Whittaker 6-3
Commissioner v. Duberstein. 376 03/23/1960 06/13/1960 William J. Brennan, Jr. 8-1
Commissioner v. Gillette Motor Co. 359 04/21/1960 06/27/1960 John M. Harlan 8-1
Communications Workers v. N. L. R. B. 418 04/18/1960 05/02/1960 9-0
Continental Grain Co. v. Barge Fbl-585 229 04/20/1960 06/27/1960 Hugo L. Black 7-2
Cory Corporation v. Sauber 436 05/16/1960 06/20/1960 5-3
Davis v. Virginian R. Co. 53 12/10/1959 01/25/1960 Tom C. Clark 6-2
De Veau v. Braisted 71 03/01/1960 06/06/1960 Felix Frankfurter 5-3
Eaton v. Price 30 04/19/1960 06/27/1960 4-4
Elkins v. United States 126 03/28/1960 06/27/1960 Potter Stewart 5-4
F. P. C. v. Tuscarora Indian Nation 63 12/07/1959 03/07/1960 Charles E. Whittaker 6-3
F. T. C. v. Anheuser-Busch, Inc. 389 03/02/1960 06/20/1960 Earl Warren 9-0
F. T. C. v. Travelers Health Assn. 51 12/10/1959 03/28/1960 Potter Stewart 6-3
Federal Trade Comm'n v. Broch & Co. 61 01/14/1960 06/06/1960 William O. Douglas 5-4
Flemming v. Nestor 54 02/24/1960 06/20/1960 John M. Harlan 5-4
Florida Lime Growers v. Jacobsen 49 12/09/1959 03/07/1960 Charles E. Whittaker 7-2
Forman v. United States 43 11/19/1959 02/23/1960 Tom C. Clark 9-0
Goett, v. Union Carbide Corp. 3 11/12/1959 01/18/1960 5-4
Gonzales v. United States 416 05/02/1960 06/27/1960 Tom C. Clark 5-4
Grisham v. Hagan 58 10/22/1959 01/18/1960 Tom C. Clark 7-2
Hannah v. Larche 549 01/18/1960 06/20/1960 Earl Warren 7-2
Henry v. United States 17 10/20/1959 11/23/1959 William O. Douglas 7-2
Hertz Corp. v. United States 283 03/30/1960 06/27/1960 Tom C. Clark 8-1
Hess v. United States 5 10/15/1959 01/18/1960 Potter Stewart 6-3
Hoffman v. Blaski 25 04/19/1960 06/13/1960 Charles E. Whittaker 6-3
Hudson v. North Carolina 466 05/16/1960 06/20/1960 Potter Stewart 7-2
Huron Cement Co. v. Detroit 86 02/29/1960 04/25/1960 Potter Stewart 7-2
Inman v. Baltimore & Ohio R. Co. 36 11/12/1959 12/14/1959 Tom C. Clark 5-4
Jones v. United States 69 01/21/1960 03/28/1960 Felix Frankfurter 8-1
Kimm v. Rosenberg 139 05/16/1960 06/13/1960 5-4
Kinsella v. Singleton 22 10/22/1959 01/18/1960 Tom C. Clark 7-2
Labor Board v. Deena Artware 46 12/08/1959 02/23/1960 William O. Douglas 8-0
Labor Board v. Drivers Local Union 34 01/14/1960 03/28/1960 William J. Brennan, Jr. 6-3
Labor Board v. Insurance Agents 15 12/07/1959 02/23/1960 William J. Brennan, Jr. 6-3
Levine v. United States 164 03/22/1960 05/23/1960 Felix Frankfurter 5-4
Lewis v. Benedict Coal Corp. 18 10/21/1959 02/23/1960 William J. Brennan, Jr. 7-1
Locomotive Engineers v. M.-K.-T. R. Co. 165 04/20/1960 06/20/1960 Earl Warren 7-2
Luckenbach Steamship Co., Inc. v. United States 848 06/20/1960 7-2
Machinists Local v. Labor Board 44 01/11/1960 04/25/1960 John M. Harlan 7-2
Machinists v. Street 4 04/21/1960 06/19/1961 William J. Brennan, Jr. 7-2
Mackey v. Mendoza-Martinez 29 11/10/1959 04/18/1960 6-3
Marine Cooks v. Panama S. S. Co. 403 03/02/1960 04/18/1960 Hugo L. Black 8-1