1946 term · Vinson Court · 7-2
United States v. Bayer et al.
331 U.S. 532 · 67 S. Ct. 1394 · 1947 U.S. LEXIS 2158
The record
- Term
- 1946
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Vinson Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 606
- U.S. Reports
- 331 U.S. 532
- S. Ct. citation
- 67 S. Ct. 1394
- LEXIS citation
- 1947 U.S. LEXIS 2158
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMDD
M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Harold Burton | Majority |
| Robert H. Jackson | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Stanley Reed | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| Frank Murphy | Majority |
| Fred M. Vinson | Majority |
| Felix Frankfurter | Dissent |
| Wiley Rutledge | Dissent |
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