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1947 term · Vinson Court · 7-1

United States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc. et al.

334 U.S. 131 · 68 S. Ct. 915 · 1948 U.S. LEXIS 2850

The record

Term
1947
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
7-1
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Affirmed and remanded in part
Docket
79
U.S. Reports
334 U.S. 131
S. Ct. citation
68 S. Ct. 915
LEXIS citation
1948 U.S. LEXIS 2850

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 1 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in United States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc. et al.
JusticeVote
Harold BurtonMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
Wiley RutledgeMajority
Frank MurphyMajority
Fred M. VinsonMajority
Felix FrankfurterDissent
Robert H. JacksonUnknown

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