1946 term · Vinson Court · 6-3
Sunal v. Large, Superintendent, Federal Prison Camp
332 U.S. 174 · 67 S. Ct. 1588 · 1947 U.S. LEXIS 2028
The record
- Term
- 1946
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Vinson Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 535
- U.S. Reports
- 332 U.S. 174
- S. Ct. citation
- 67 S. Ct. 1588
- LEXIS citation
- 1947 U.S. LEXIS 2028
How the bench divided
MMMMMCDDD
M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Robert H. Jackson | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Stanley Reed | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| Fred M. Vinson | Majority |
| Harold Burton | Special concurrence |
| Felix Frankfurter | Dissent |
| Wiley Rutledge | Dissent |
| Frank Murphy | Dissent |
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