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Abstract

Argument: Monday, March 19, 1962
Decision: Monday, May 28, 1962
Issues: Economic Activity, Sufficiency of Evidence

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Supreme Court Justice Opinions and Votes (by Seniority)

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Decision: 6 votes for Salem, 1 vote(s) against
Legal Provision: Jones, or Death on the High Seas
Did not participate
Frankfurter
Did not participate
White
Voted with the majority
Warren
Voted with the majority
Black
Voted with the majority
Douglas
Voted with the majority
Clark
Wrote a dissent
Harlan
Wrote the majority opinion
Brennan
Voted with the majority
Stewart
Full Opinion by Justice William J. Brennan, Jr.

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The Oyez Project, Salem v. United States Lines Co., 370 U.S. 31 (1962),
available at: <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1960-1969/1961/1961_283/>
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