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1950 term · Vinson Court · 9-0

Alabama Public Service Commission et al. v. Southern Railway Co.

341 U.S. 341 · 71 S. Ct. 762 · 1951 U.S. LEXIS 2366

The record

Term
1950
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
395
U.S. Reports
341 U.S. 341
S. Ct. citation
71 S. Ct. 762
LEXIS citation
1951 U.S. LEXIS 2366

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityC 2 concurring

How each justice voted in Alabama Public Service Commission et al. v. Southern Railway Co.
JusticeVote
Sherman MintonMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Harold BurtonMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
Fred M. VinsonMajority
Robert H. JacksonSpecial concurrence
Felix FrankfurterSpecial concurrence

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