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1950 term · Vinson Court · 6-1

United States v. United States Gypsum Co. et al.

340 U.S. 76 · 71 S. Ct. 160 · 1950 U.S. LEXIS 2624

The record

Term
1950
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
6-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
30
U.S. Reports
340 U.S. 76
S. Ct. citation
71 S. Ct. 160
LEXIS citation
1950 U.S. LEXIS 2624

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 1 dissenting? 2 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in United States v. United States Gypsum Co. et al.
JusticeVote
Sherman MintonMajority
Harold BurtonMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Fred M. VinsonMajority
Hugo BlackDissent
Tom C. ClarkUnknown
Robert H. JacksonUnknown

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