1950 term · Vinson Court · 6-3
Feiner v. New York
340 U.S. 315 · 71 S. Ct. 303 · 1951 U.S. LEXIS 2249
The record
- Term
- 1950
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Vinson Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 93
- U.S. Reports
- 340 U.S. 315
- S. Ct. citation
- 71 S. Ct. 303
- LEXIS citation
- 1951 U.S. LEXIS 2249
How the bench divided
MMMMMCDDD
M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| Harold Burton | Majority |
| Robert H. Jackson | Majority |
| Stanley Reed | Majority |
| Fred M. Vinson | Majority |
| Felix Frankfurter | Special concurrence |
| Sherman Minton | Dissent |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| Hugo Black | Dissent |
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