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1949 term · Vinson Court · 9-0

International Union of United Automobile, etc. Workers of America, C. I. O., et al. v. O'Brien, Prosecuting Attorney, et al.

339 U.S. 454 · 70 S. Ct. 781 · 1950 U.S. LEXIS 2531

The record

Term
1949
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
456
U.S. Reports
339 U.S. 454
S. Ct. citation
70 S. Ct. 781
LEXIS citation
1950 U.S. LEXIS 2531

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityC 1 concurring

How each justice voted in International Union of United Automobile, etc. Workers of America, C. I. O., et al. v. O'Brien, Prosecuting Attorney, et al.
JusticeVote
Sherman MintonMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Harold BurtonMajority
Robert H. JacksonMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
Fred M. VinsonMajority
William O. DouglasSpecial concurrence

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