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1949 term · Vinson Court · 4-3

United States v. Texas

339 U.S. 707 · 70 S. Ct. 918 · 1950 U.S. LEXIS 1814

The record

Term
1949
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
4-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Stay/petition/motion granted
Docket
13, Original
U.S. Reports
339 U.S. 707
S. Ct. citation
70 S. Ct. 918
LEXIS citation
1950 U.S. LEXIS 1814

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityD 3 dissenting? 2 no vote recorded

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

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