1948 term · Vinson Court · 9-0
Railway Express Agency, Inc. et al. v. New York
336 U.S. 106 · 69 S. Ct. 463 · 1949 U.S. LEXIS 2800
The record
- Term
- 1948
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Vinson Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 51
- U.S. Reports
- 336 U.S. 106
- S. Ct. citation
- 69 S. Ct. 463
- LEXIS citation
- 1949 U.S. LEXIS 2800
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMCC
M 7 majorityC 2 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Harold Burton | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Felix Frankfurter | Majority |
| Stanley Reed | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| Frank Murphy | Majority |
| Fred M. Vinson | Majority |
| Robert H. Jackson | Regular concurrence |
| Wiley Rutledge | Regular concurrence |
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