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1948 term · Vinson Court · 6-2

Transcontinental & Western Air, Inc. v. Civil Aeronautics Board

336 U.S. 601 · 69 S. Ct. 756 · 1949 U.S. LEXIS 2968

The record

Term
1948
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
6-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
387
U.S. Reports
336 U.S. 601
S. Ct. citation
69 S. Ct. 756
LEXIS citation
1949 U.S. LEXIS 2968

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Transcontinental & Western Air, Inc. v. Civil Aeronautics Board.
JusticeVote
Harold BurtonMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
Wiley RutledgeMajority
Frank MurphyMajority
Fred M. VinsonMajority
Robert H. JacksonDissent
Felix FrankfurterDissent
Stanley ReedUnknown

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