1947 term · Vinson Court · 8-1
Illinois ex rel. McCOLLUM v. Board of Education of School District No. 71, Champaign County, Illinois, et al.
333 U.S. 203 · 68 S. Ct. 461 · 1948 U.S. LEXIS 2451
The record
- Term
- 1947
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 8-1
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Vinson Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 90
- U.S. Reports
- 333 U.S. 203
- S. Ct. citation
- 68 S. Ct. 461
- LEXIS citation
- 1948 U.S. LEXIS 2451
How the bench divided
MMMMCCCCD
M 4 majorityC 4 concurringD 1 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| Frank Murphy | Majority |
| Fred M. Vinson | Majority |
| Harold Burton | Regular concurrence |
| Felix Frankfurter | Regular concurrence |
| Wiley Rutledge | Regular concurrence |
| Robert H. Jackson | Special concurrence |
| Stanley Reed | Dissent |
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