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1946 term · Vinson Court · 5-2

Securities & Exchange Commission v. Chenery Corporation et al.

332 U.S. 194 · 67 S. Ct. 1575 · 1947 U.S. LEXIS 2988

The record

Term
1946
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
5-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
81
U.S. Reports
332 U.S. 194
S. Ct. citation
67 S. Ct. 1575
LEXIS citation
1947 U.S. LEXIS 2988

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 2 dissenting? 2 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Securities & Exchange Commission v. Chenery Corporation et al.
JusticeVote
Stanley ReedMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
Wiley RutledgeMajority
Frank MurphyMajority
Harold BurtonSpecial concurrence
Robert H. JacksonDissent
Felix FrankfurterDissent
William O. DouglasUnknown
Fred M. VinsonUnknown

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