1947 term · Vinson Court · 8-1
Mitchell et al., Members of the Civil Service Commission, v. Cohen
333 U.S. 411 · 68 S. Ct. 518 · 1948 U.S. LEXIS 2453
The record
- Term
- 1947
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 8-1
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Vinson Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 130
- U.S. Reports
- 333 U.S. 411
- S. Ct. citation
- 68 S. Ct. 518
- LEXIS citation
- 1948 U.S. LEXIS 2453
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMMD
M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Harold Burton | Majority |
| Robert H. Jackson | Majority |
| Felix Frankfurter | Majority |
| Stanley Reed | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| Wiley Rutledge | Majority |
| Frank Murphy | Majority |
| Fred M. Vinson | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
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