1948 term · Vinson Court · 6-3
MacDOUGALL et al. v. Green, Governor of Illinois, et al.
335 U.S. 281 · 69 S. Ct. 1 · 1948 U.S. LEXIS 1668
The record
- Term
- 1948
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Vinson Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 348
- U.S. Reports
- 335 U.S. 281
- S. Ct. citation
- 69 S. Ct. 1
- LEXIS citation
- 1948 U.S. LEXIS 1668
How the bench divided
MMMMMCDDD
M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Harold Burton | Majority |
| Robert H. Jackson | Majority |
| Felix Frankfurter | Majority |
| Stanley Reed | Majority |
| Fred M. Vinson | Majority |
| Wiley Rutledge | Special concurrence |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| Hugo Black | Dissent |
| Frank Murphy | Dissent |
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