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1949 term · Vinson Court · 8-0

Building Service Employees International Union, Local 262, et al. v. Gazzam

339 U.S. 532 · 70 S. Ct. 784 · 1950 U.S. LEXIS 2534

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
449
U.S. Reports
339 U.S. 532
S. Ct. citation
70 S. Ct. 784
LEXIS citation
1950 U.S. LEXIS 2534

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityC 1 concurring? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Building Service Employees International Union, Local 262, et al. v. Gazzam.
JusticeVote
Sherman MintonMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Harold BurtonMajority
Robert H. JacksonMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Fred M. VinsonMajority
Hugo BlackSpecial concurrence
William O. DouglasUnknown

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