1947 term · Vinson Court · 7-2
Donaldson, Postmaster General, v. Read Magazine, Inc. et al.
333 U.S. 178 · 68 S. Ct. 591 · 1948 U.S. LEXIS 2450
The record
- Term
- 1947
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Vinson Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 50
- U.S. Reports
- 333 U.S. 178
- S. Ct. citation
- 68 S. Ct. 591
- LEXIS citation
- 1948 U.S. LEXIS 2450
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMDD
M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Robert H. Jackson | Majority |
| Felix Frankfurter | Majority |
| Stanley Reed | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| Wiley Rutledge | Majority |
| Frank Murphy | Majority |
| Fred M. Vinson | Majority |
| Harold Burton | Dissent |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
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