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1946 term · Vinson Court · 7-2

American Stevedores, Inc. v. Porello et al.

330 U.S. 446 · 67 S. Ct. 847 · 1947 U.S. LEXIS 2873

The record

Term
1946
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Affirmed and remanded in part
Docket
69
U.S. Reports
330 U.S. 446
S. Ct. citation
67 S. Ct. 847
LEXIS citation
1947 U.S. LEXIS 2873

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in American Stevedores, Inc. v. Porello et al.
JusticeVote
Harold BurtonMajority
Robert H. JacksonMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
Wiley RutledgeMajority
Frank MurphyMajority
Felix FrankfurterDissent
Fred M. VinsonDissent

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