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1946 term · Vinson Court · 7-2

Rescue Army et al. v. Municipal Court of Los Angeles

331 U.S. 549 · 67 S. Ct. 1409 · 1947 U.S. LEXIS 2160

The record

Term
1946
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Petition denied/appeal dismissed
Docket
574
U.S. Reports
331 U.S. 549
S. Ct. citation
67 S. Ct. 1409
LEXIS citation
1947 U.S. LEXIS 2160

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 1 concurringD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Rescue Army et al. v. Municipal Court of Los Angeles.
JusticeVote
Harold BurtonMajority
Robert H. JacksonMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Wiley RutledgeMajority
Fred M. VinsonMajority
Hugo BlackSpecial concurrence
William O. DouglasDissent
Frank MurphyDissent

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