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1948 term · Vinson Court · 8-1

American Federation of Labor et al. v. American Sash & Door Co. et al.

335 U.S. 538 · 69 S. Ct. 258 · 1949 U.S. LEXIS 3024

The record

Term
1948
Decided
Issue area
Unions
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
27
U.S. Reports
335 U.S. 538
S. Ct. citation
69 S. Ct. 258
LEXIS citation
1949 U.S. LEXIS 3024

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 2 concurringD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in American Federation of Labor et al. v. American Sash & Door Co. et al.
JusticeVote
Harold BurtonMajority
Robert H. JacksonMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
Fred M. VinsonMajority
Felix FrankfurterRegular concurrence
Wiley RutledgeRegular concurrence
Frank MurphyDissent

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