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County of Marin v. United States

356 U.S. 412 · Decided May 19, 1958 · Supreme Court of the United States

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County of Marin v. United States was decided on May 19, 1958 by a vote of 5–4. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Tom C. Clark wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Truck or motor carrier regulation” in the Economic Activity area.

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Case details

Citations
356 U.S. 412 · 78 S. Ct. 880 · 2 L. Ed. 2d 879 · 1958 U.S. LEXIS 1783
Docket number
415
Decided
May 19, 1958
Argued
April 9, 1958
Court era
Warren Court
Decision type
Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Outcome for petitioner
The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
Vote
5–4
Majority opinion
Tom C. Clark
Opinion assigned by
Earl Warren
How the case arrived
Appeal
Legal provision
Interstate Commerce Act
Type of law
Federal statute
Decision direction (SCDB)
Liberal what this means

How the Justices voted

JusticeVoteSeparate writing
Justice Hugo L. BlackMajority
Justice Felix FrankfurterDissentCo-authored an opinion
Justice William O. DouglasMajority
Justice Harold H. BurtonDissentCo-authored an opinion
Justice Tom C. ClarkMajorityWrote an opinion
Chief Justice Earl WarrenMajority
Justice John M. Harlan IIDissentCo-authored an opinion
Justice William J. Brennan Jr.Majority
Justice Charles E. WhittakerDissentCo-authored an opinion

Full case caption

County of Marin et al. v. United States et al.

SCDB identifiers: case 1957-093, docket 1957-093-01.

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