1948 term · Vinson Court · 6-3
United States ex rel. Johnson v. Shaughnessy, Acting District Director of Immigration and Naturalization
336 U.S. 806 · 69 S. Ct. 921 · 1949 U.S. LEXIS 2447
The record
- Term
- 1948
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Vinson Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 506
- U.S. Reports
- 336 U.S. 806
- S. Ct. citation
- 69 S. Ct. 921
- LEXIS citation
- 1949 U.S. LEXIS 2447
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDDD
M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Robert H. Jackson | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Felix Frankfurter | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| Wiley Rutledge | Majority |
| Frank Murphy | Majority |
| Harold Burton | Dissent |
| Stanley Reed | Dissent |
| Fred M. Vinson | Dissent |
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