1950 term · Vinson Court · 6-2
Dennis et al. v. United States
341 U.S. 494 · 71 S. Ct. 857 · 1951 U.S. LEXIS 2407
The record
- Term
- 1950
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 6-2
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Vinson Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 336
- U.S. Reports
- 341 U.S. 494
- S. Ct. citation
- 71 S. Ct. 857
- LEXIS citation
- 1951 U.S. LEXIS 2407
How the bench divided
MMMMCCDD?
M 4 majorityC 2 concurringD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Sherman Minton | Majority |
| Harold Burton | Majority |
| Stanley Reed | Majority |
| Fred M. Vinson | Judgment of the Court |
| Robert H. Jackson | Special concurrence |
| Felix Frankfurter | Special concurrence |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| Hugo Black | Dissent |
| Tom C. Clark | Unknown |
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