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1949 term · Vinson Court · 4-3

United States ex rel. Knauff v. Shaughnessy, Acting District Director of Immigration and Naturalization

338 U.S. 537 · 70 S. Ct. 309 · 1950 U.S. LEXIS 2481

The record

Term
1949
Decided
Issue area
First Amendment
Vote split
4-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
54
U.S. Reports
338 U.S. 537
S. Ct. citation
70 S. Ct. 309
LEXIS citation
1950 U.S. LEXIS 2481

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityD 3 dissenting? 2 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in United States ex rel. Knauff v. Shaughnessy, Acting District Director of Immigration and Naturalization.
JusticeVote
Sherman MintonMajority
Harold BurtonMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Fred M. VinsonMajority
Robert H. JacksonDissent
Felix FrankfurterDissent
Hugo BlackDissent
Tom C. ClarkUnknown
William O. DouglasUnknown

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