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1950 term · Vinson Court · 5-4

United States v. Pewee Coal Co., Inc.

341 U.S. 114 · 71 S. Ct. 670 · 1951 U.S. LEXIS 2445

The record

Term
1950
Decided
Issue area
Due Process
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
168
U.S. Reports
341 U.S. 114
S. Ct. citation
71 S. Ct. 670
LEXIS citation
1951 U.S. LEXIS 2445

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in United States v. Pewee Coal Co., Inc.
JusticeVote
Robert H. JacksonMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Hugo BlackJudgment of the Court
Stanley ReedSpecial concurrence
Sherman MintonDissent
Tom C. ClarkDissent
Harold BurtonDissent
Fred M. VinsonDissent

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