1950 term · Vinson Court · 5-4
United States v. Williams et al.
341 U.S. 70 · 71 S. Ct. 581 · 1951 U.S. LEXIS 2420
The record
- Term
- 1950
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Vinson Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 26
- U.S. Reports
- 341 U.S. 70
- S. Ct. citation
- 71 S. Ct. 581
- LEXIS citation
- 1951 U.S. LEXIS 2420
How the bench divided
MMMMCDDDD
M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Sherman Minton | Majority |
| Robert H. Jackson | Majority |
| Fred M. Vinson | Majority |
| Felix Frankfurter | Judgment of the Court |
| Hugo Black | Special concurrence |
| Tom C. Clark | Dissent |
| Harold Burton | Dissent |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| Stanley Reed | Dissent |
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