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1947 term · Vinson Court · 9-0

United States v. Scophony Corporation of America et al.

333 U.S. 795 · 68 S. Ct. 855 · 1948 U.S. LEXIS 2851

The record

Term
1947
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
41
U.S. Reports
333 U.S. 795
S. Ct. citation
68 S. Ct. 855
LEXIS citation
1948 U.S. LEXIS 2851

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityC 2 concurring

How each justice voted in United States v. Scophony Corporation of America et al.
JusticeVote
Harold BurtonMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
Wiley RutledgeMajority
Frank MurphyMajority
Fred M. VinsonMajority
Robert H. JacksonSpecial concurrence
Felix FrankfurterSpecial concurrence

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