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1946 term · Vinson Court · 5-3

United States v. Alcea Band of Tillamooks et al.

329 U.S. 40 · 67 S. Ct. 167 · 1946 U.S. LEXIS 1696

The record

Term
1946
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
5-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
26
U.S. Reports
329 U.S. 40
S. Ct. citation
67 S. Ct. 167
LEXIS citation
1946 U.S. LEXIS 1696

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in United States v. Alcea Band of Tillamooks et al.
JusticeVote
William O. DouglasMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Frank MurphyMajority
Fred M. VinsonJudgment of the Court
Hugo BlackSpecial concurrence
Harold BurtonDissent
Stanley ReedDissent
Wiley RutledgeDissent
Robert H. JacksonUnknown

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