1949 term · Vinson Court · 8-0
Cole et al. v. Arkansas
338 U.S. 345 · 70 S. Ct. 172 · 1949 U.S. LEXIS 3028
The record
- Term
- 1949
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 8-0
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Vinson Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 62
- U.S. Reports
- 338 U.S. 345
- S. Ct. citation
- 70 S. Ct. 172
- LEXIS citation
- 1949 U.S. LEXIS 3028
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMM?
M 8 majority? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Sherman Minton | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| Harold Burton | Majority |
| Robert H. Jackson | Majority |
| Felix Frankfurter | Majority |
| Stanley Reed | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| Fred M. Vinson | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Unknown |
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