1947 term · Vinson Court · 6-3
Shade v. Downing et al.
333 U.S. 586 · 68 S. Ct. 702 · 1948 U.S. LEXIS 2336
The record
- Term
- 1947
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Vinson Court
- Disposition
- Certification
- Docket
- 448
- U.S. Reports
- 333 U.S. 586
- S. Ct. citation
- 68 S. Ct. 702
- LEXIS citation
- 1948 U.S. LEXIS 2336
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDDD
M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Harold Burton | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| Wiley Rutledge | Majority |
| Frank Murphy | Majority |
| Fred M. Vinson | Majority |
| Robert H. Jackson | Dissent |
| Felix Frankfurter | Dissent |
| Stanley Reed | Dissent |
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