1949 term · Vinson Court · 8-0
Hughes et al. v. Superior Court of California for Contra Costa County
339 U.S. 460 · 70 S. Ct. 718 · 1950 U.S. LEXIS 2561
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
- 61
- U.S. Reports
- 339 U.S. 460
- S. Ct. citation
- 70 S. Ct. 718
- LEXIS citation
- 1950 U.S. LEXIS 2561
How the bench divided
MMMMMCCC?
M 5 majorityC 3 concurring? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| Harold Burton | Majority |
| Robert H. Jackson | Majority |
| Felix Frankfurter | Majority |
| Fred M. Vinson | Majority |
| Sherman Minton | Special concurrence |
| Stanley Reed | Special concurrence |
| Hugo Black | Special concurrence |
| William O. Douglas | Unknown |
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