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1950 term · Vinson Court · 8-0

McGRATH, Attorney General, et al. v. Kristensen

340 U.S. 162 · 71 S. Ct. 224 · 1950 U.S. LEXIS 1314

The record

Term
1950
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
8-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
34
U.S. Reports
340 U.S. 162
S. Ct. citation
71 S. Ct. 224
LEXIS citation
1950 U.S. LEXIS 1314

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 3 concurring? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in McGRATH, Attorney General, et al. v. Kristensen.
JusticeVote
Sherman MintonMajority
Harold BurtonMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Fred M. VinsonMajority
Robert H. JacksonRegular concurrence
William O. DouglasSpecial concurrence
Hugo BlackSpecial concurrence
Tom C. ClarkUnknown

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