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1949 term · Vinson Court · 4-4

Osman et al. v. Douds, Regional Director of the National Labor Relations Board

339 U.S. 846 · 70 S. Ct. 901 · 1950 U.S. LEXIS 2518

The record

Term
1949
Decided
Issue area
First Amendment
Vote split
4-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
12
U.S. Reports
339 U.S. 846
S. Ct. citation
70 S. Ct. 901
LEXIS citation
1950 U.S. LEXIS 2518

How the bench divided

C 4 concurringD 4 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Osman et al. v. Douds, Regional Director of the National Labor Relations Board.
JusticeVote
Sherman MintonRegular concurrence
Harold BurtonRegular concurrence
Stanley ReedRegular concurrence
Fred M. VinsonRegular concurrence
Robert H. JacksonDissent
William O. DouglasDissent
Felix FrankfurterDissent
Hugo BlackDissent
Tom C. ClarkUnknown

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