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1950 term · Vinson Court · 5-4

United States et al. v. Texas & Pacific Motor Transport Co.

340 U.S. 450 · 71 S. Ct. 422 · 1951 U.S. LEXIS 2386

The record

Term
1950
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
38
U.S. Reports
340 U.S. 450
S. Ct. citation
71 S. Ct. 422
LEXIS citation
1951 U.S. LEXIS 2386

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in United States et al. v. Texas & Pacific Motor Transport Co.
JusticeVote
Sherman MintonMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Fred M. VinsonMajority
Harold BurtonDissent
Robert H. JacksonDissent
William O. DouglasDissent
Hugo BlackDissent

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