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1950 term · Vinson Court · 5-4

Snyder v. Buck, Paymaster General of the Navy

340 U.S. 15 · 71 S. Ct. 93 · 1950 U.S. LEXIS 1409

The record

Term
1950
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
64
U.S. Reports
340 U.S. 15
S. Ct. citation
71 S. Ct. 93
LEXIS citation
1950 U.S. LEXIS 1409

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Snyder v. Buck, Paymaster General of the Navy.
JusticeVote
Sherman MintonMajority
Harold BurtonMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Fred M. VinsonMajority
Tom C. ClarkDissent
Robert H. JacksonDissent
Felix FrankfurterDissent
Hugo BlackDissent

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