1947 term · Vinson Court · 9-0
Hilton v. Sullivan, Secretary of the Navy, et al.
334 U.S. 323 · 68 S. Ct. 1020 · 1948 U.S. LEXIS 2707
The record
- Term
- 1947
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Vinson Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 560
- U.S. Reports
- 334 U.S. 323
- S. Ct. citation
- 68 S. Ct. 1020
- LEXIS citation
- 1948 U.S. LEXIS 2707
How the bench divided
MMMMMCCCC
M 5 majorityC 4 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Harold Burton | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| Frank Murphy | Majority |
| Fred M. Vinson | Majority |
| Robert H. Jackson | Special concurrence |
| Felix Frankfurter | Special concurrence |
| Stanley Reed | Special concurrence |
| Wiley Rutledge | Special concurrence |
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