1946 term · Vinson Court · 5-4
Kotch et al. v. Board of River Port Pilot Commissioners for the Port of New Orleans et al.
330 U.S. 552 · 67 S. Ct. 910 · 1947 U.S. LEXIS 2870
The record
- Term
- 1946
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Vinson Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 291
- U.S. Reports
- 330 U.S. 552
- S. Ct. citation
- 67 S. Ct. 910
- LEXIS citation
- 1947 U.S. LEXIS 2870
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDDD
M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Harold Burton | Majority |
| Robert H. Jackson | Majority |
| Felix Frankfurter | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| Fred M. Vinson | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| Stanley Reed | Dissent |
| Wiley Rutledge | Dissent |
| Frank Murphy | Dissent |
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