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1946 term · Vinson Court · 6-3

National Labor Relations Board v. E. C. Atkins & Co.

331 U.S. 398 · 67 S. Ct. 1265 · 1947 U.S. LEXIS 2850

The record

Term
1946
Decided
Issue area
Unions
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
419
U.S. Reports
331 U.S. 398
S. Ct. citation
67 S. Ct. 1265
LEXIS citation
1947 U.S. LEXIS 2850

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in National Labor Relations Board v. E. C. Atkins & Co.
JusticeVote
Harold BurtonMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
Wiley RutledgeMajority
Frank MurphyMajority
Robert H. JacksonDissent
Felix FrankfurterDissent
Fred M. VinsonDissent

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