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1946 term · Vinson Court · 8-1

United States v. Powell et al., Receivers

330 U.S. 238 · 67 S. Ct. 742 · 1947 U.S. LEXIS 2893

The record

Term
1946
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
56
U.S. Reports
330 U.S. 238
S. Ct. citation
67 S. Ct. 742
LEXIS citation
1947 U.S. LEXIS 2893

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in United States v. Powell et al., Receivers.
JusticeVote
Harold BurtonMajority
Robert H. JacksonMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
Frank MurphyMajority
Fred M. VinsonMajority
Wiley RutledgeDissent

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