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1950 term · Vinson Court · 8-1

United States et al. v. Champlin Refining Co.

341 U.S. 290 · 71 S. Ct. 715 · 1951 U.S. LEXIS 2348

The record

Term
1950
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
433
U.S. Reports
341 U.S. 290
S. Ct. citation
71 S. Ct. 715
LEXIS citation
1951 U.S. LEXIS 2348

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 4 concurringD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in United States et al. v. Champlin Refining Co.
JusticeVote
Sherman MintonMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Robert H. JacksonMajority
Fred M. VinsonMajority
Felix FrankfurterRegular concurrence
Harold BurtonSpecial concurrence
William O. DouglasSpecial concurrence
Stanley ReedSpecial concurrence
Hugo BlackDissent

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