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1949 term · Vinson Court · 4-3

Railway Labor Executives' Association v. United States et al.

339 U.S. 142 · 70 S. Ct. 530 · 1950 U.S. LEXIS 2539

The record

Term
1949
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
4-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
337
U.S. Reports
339 U.S. 142
S. Ct. citation
70 S. Ct. 530
LEXIS citation
1950 U.S. LEXIS 2539

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityD 3 dissenting? 2 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Railway Labor Executives' Association v. United States et al.
JusticeVote
Sherman MintonMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Harold BurtonMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
Robert H. JacksonDissent
Felix FrankfurterDissent
Stanley ReedDissent
William O. DouglasUnknown
Fred M. VinsonUnknown

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