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1947 term · Vinson Court · 6-3

International Salt Co., Inc. v. United States

332 U.S. 392 · 68 S. Ct. 12 · 1947 U.S. LEXIS 2979

The record

Term
1947
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
46
U.S. Reports
332 U.S. 392
S. Ct. citation
68 S. Ct. 12
LEXIS citation
1947 U.S. LEXIS 2979

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in International Salt Co., Inc. v. United States.
JusticeVote
Robert H. JacksonMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
Wiley RutledgeMajority
Frank MurphyMajority
Fred M. VinsonMajority
Harold BurtonDissent
Felix FrankfurterDissent
Stanley ReedDissent

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