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1946 term · Vinson Court · 6-0

American Power & Light Co. v. Securities & Exchange Commission

329 U.S. 90 · 67 S. Ct. 133 · 1946 U.S. LEXIS 3053

The record

Term
1946
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
6-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
4
U.S. Reports
329 U.S. 90
S. Ct. citation
67 S. Ct. 133
LEXIS citation
1946 U.S. LEXIS 3053

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 2 concurring? 3 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in American Power & Light Co. v. Securities & Exchange Commission.
JusticeVote
Harold BurtonMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
Frank MurphyMajority
Fred M. VinsonMajority
Felix FrankfurterRegular concurrence
Wiley RutledgeSpecial concurrence
Robert H. JacksonUnknown
William O. DouglasUnknown
Stanley ReedUnknown

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