1946 term · Vinson Court · 6-3
Craig et al. v. Harney, Sheriff
331 U.S. 367 · 67 S. Ct. 1249 · 1947 U.S. LEXIS 2266
The record
- Term
- 1946
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Vinson Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 241
- U.S. Reports
- 331 U.S. 367
- S. Ct. citation
- 67 S. Ct. 1249
- LEXIS citation
- 1947 U.S. LEXIS 2266
How the bench divided
MMMMMCDDD
M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Harold Burton | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Stanley Reed | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| Wiley Rutledge | Majority |
| Frank Murphy | Regular concurrence |
| Robert H. Jackson | Dissent |
| Felix Frankfurter | Dissent |
| Fred M. Vinson | Dissent |
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