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1949 term · Vinson Court · 7-0

Regents of the University System of Georgia v. Carroll et al.

338 U.S. 586 · 70 S. Ct. 370 · 1950 U.S. LEXIS 2545

The record

Term
1949
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
7-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
83
U.S. Reports
338 U.S. 586
S. Ct. citation
70 S. Ct. 370
LEXIS citation
1950 U.S. LEXIS 2545

How the bench divided

M 7 majority? 2 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Regents of the University System of Georgia v. Carroll et al.
JusticeVote
Sherman MintonMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Harold BurtonMajority
Robert H. JacksonMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Fred M. VinsonMajority
William O. DouglasUnknown
Hugo BlackUnknown

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