
1946 term · Vinson Court · 6-3
Confederated Bands of Ute Indians v. United States
330 U.S. 169 · 67 S. Ct. 650 · 1947 U.S. LEXIS 2648
The record
- Term
- 1946
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Vinson Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 141
- U.S. Reports
- 330 U.S. 169
- S. Ct. citation
- 67 S. Ct. 650
- LEXIS citation
- 1947 U.S. LEXIS 2648
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDDD
M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Harold Burton | Majority |
| Robert H. Jackson | Majority |
| Stanley Reed | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| Wiley Rutledge | Majority |
| Fred M. Vinson | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| Felix Frankfurter | Dissent |
| Frank Murphy | Dissent |
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