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1947 term · Vinson Court · 6-3

West v. Oklahoma Tax Commission

334 U.S. 717 · 68 S. Ct. 1223 · 1948 U.S. LEXIS 2704

The record

Term
1947
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
489
U.S. Reports
334 U.S. 717
S. Ct. citation
68 S. Ct. 1223
LEXIS citation
1948 U.S. LEXIS 2704

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in West v. Oklahoma Tax Commission.
JusticeVote
Harold BurtonMajority
Robert H. JacksonMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
Wiley RutledgeMajority
Frank MurphyMajority
William O. DouglasDissent
Felix FrankfurterDissent
Fred M. VinsonDissent

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