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1946 term · Vinson Court · 5-2

Oklahoma v. United States Civil Service Commission

330 U.S. 127 · 67 S. Ct. 544 · 1947 U.S. LEXIS 2860

The record

Term
1946
Decided
Issue area
First Amendment
Vote split
5-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
84
U.S. Reports
330 U.S. 127
S. Ct. citation
67 S. Ct. 544
LEXIS citation
1947 U.S. LEXIS 2860

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 2 dissenting? 2 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Oklahoma v. United States Civil Service Commission.
JusticeVote
Harold BurtonMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Fred M. VinsonMajority
Felix FrankfurterRegular concurrence
Hugo BlackDissent
Wiley RutledgeDissent
Robert H. JacksonUnknown
Frank MurphyUnknown

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