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Abstract

Argument: Thursday, October 20, 1960
Decision: Monday, November 7, 1960
Issues: Economic Activity, Sufficiency of Evidence

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Supreme Court Justice Opinions and Votes (by Seniority)

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Decision: 5 votes for Michalic, 3 vote(s) against
Legal Provision: Jones, or Death on the High Seas
Voted with the majority
Warren
Voted with the majority
Black
Wrote a jurisdictional dissent
Frankfurter
Voted with the majority
Douglas
Voted with the majority
Clark
Wrote a dissent
Harlan
Wrote the majority opinion
Brennan
Voted with the minority, joined Harlan's dissent
Whittaker
Voted with the minority, joined Harlan's dissent
Stewart
Full Opinion by Justice William J. Brennan, Jr.

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The Oyez Project, Michalic v. Cleveland Tankers, Inc., 364 U.S. 325 (1960),
available at: <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1960-1969/1960/1960_31/>
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