1950 term · Vinson Court · 5-3
Ackermann v. United States
340 U.S. 193 · 71 S. Ct. 209 · 1950 U.S. LEXIS 1315
The record
- Term
- 1950
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 5-3
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Vinson Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 35
- U.S. Reports
- 340 U.S. 193
- S. Ct. citation
- 71 S. Ct. 209
- LEXIS citation
- 1950 U.S. LEXIS 1315
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDD?
M 5 majorityD 3 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Sherman Minton | Majority |
| Harold Burton | Majority |
| Robert H. Jackson | Majority |
| Stanley Reed | Majority |
| Fred M. Vinson | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| Felix Frankfurter | Dissent |
| Hugo Black | Dissent |
| Tom C. Clark | Unknown |
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