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1949 term · Vinson Court · 6-1

United States v. Florida

339 U.S. 699 · 70 S. Ct. 914 · 1950 U.S. LEXIS 2478

The record

Term
1949
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
6-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
No. 12, Original
U.S. Reports
339 U.S. 699
S. Ct. citation
70 S. Ct. 914
LEXIS citation
1950 U.S. LEXIS 2478

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 1 dissenting? 2 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in United States v. Florida.
JusticeVote
Fred M. VinsonMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Harold BurtonMajority
Sherman MintonMajority
Felix FrankfurterDissent
Robert H. JacksonUnknown
Tom C. ClarkUnknown

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