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1946 term · Vinson Court · 8-1

United States v. Standard Oil Company of California et al.

332 U.S. 301 · 67 S. Ct. 1604 · 1947 U.S. LEXIS 2030

The record

Term
1946
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
235
U.S. Reports
332 U.S. 301
S. Ct. citation
67 S. Ct. 1604
LEXIS citation
1947 U.S. LEXIS 2030

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityC 1 concurringD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in United States v. Standard Oil Company of California et al.
JusticeVote
Harold BurtonMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
Wiley RutledgeMajority
Frank MurphyMajority
Fred M. VinsonMajority
Felix FrankfurterSpecial concurrence
Robert H. JacksonDissent

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