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1946 term · Vinson Court · 6-2

United States v. California

332 U.S. 19 · 67 S. Ct. 1658 · 1947 U.S. LEXIS 2865

The record

Term
1946
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
6-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Docket
12
U.S. Reports
332 U.S. 19
S. Ct. citation
67 S. Ct. 1658
LEXIS citation
1947 U.S. LEXIS 2865

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in United States v. California.
JusticeVote
Fred M. VinsonMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Frank MurphyMajority
Wiley RutledgeMajority
Harold BurtonMajority
Stanley ReedDissent
Felix FrankfurterDissent
Robert H. JacksonUnknown

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