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1946 term · Vinson Court · 7-2

Rice et al. v. Santa Fe Elevator Corp. et al.

331 U.S. 218 · 67 S. Ct. 1146 · 1947 U.S. LEXIS 2938

The record

Term
1946
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Affirmed and remanded in part
Docket
470
U.S. Reports
331 U.S. 218
S. Ct. citation
67 S. Ct. 1146
LEXIS citation
1947 U.S. LEXIS 2938

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Rice et al. v. Santa Fe Elevator Corp. et al.
JusticeVote
Harold BurtonMajority
Robert H. JacksonMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
Frank MurphyMajority
Fred M. VinsonMajority
Felix FrankfurterDissent
Wiley RutledgeDissent

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