1946 term · Vinson Court · 5-4
Everson v. Board of Education of the Township of Ewing et al.
330 U.S. 1 · 67 S. Ct. 504 · 1947 U.S. LEXIS 2959
The record
- Term
- 1946
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Vinson Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 52
- U.S. Reports
- 330 U.S. 1
- S. Ct. citation
- 67 S. Ct. 504
- LEXIS citation
- 1947 U.S. LEXIS 2959
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDDD
M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Stanley Reed | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| Frank Murphy | Majority |
| Fred M. Vinson | Majority |
| Harold Burton | Dissent |
| Robert H. Jackson | Dissent |
| Felix Frankfurter | Dissent |
| Wiley Rutledge | Dissent |
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