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1948 term · Vinson Court · 5-4

Kordel v. United States

335 U.S. 345 · 69 S. Ct. 106 · 1948 U.S. LEXIS 2742

The record

Term
1948
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
30
U.S. Reports
335 U.S. 345
S. Ct. citation
69 S. Ct. 106
LEXIS citation
1948 U.S. LEXIS 2742

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Kordel v. United States.
JusticeVote
Harold BurtonMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Wiley RutledgeMajority
Fred M. VinsonMajority
Robert H. JacksonDissent
Felix FrankfurterDissent
Hugo BlackDissent
Frank MurphyDissent

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