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1950 term · Vinson Court · 6-3

Collins et al. v. Hardyman et al.

341 U.S. 651 · 71 S. Ct. 937 · 1951 U.S. LEXIS 1730

The record

Term
1950
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
217
U.S. Reports
341 U.S. 651
S. Ct. citation
71 S. Ct. 937
LEXIS citation
1951 U.S. LEXIS 1730

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Collins et al. v. Hardyman et al.
JusticeVote
Sherman MintonMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Robert H. JacksonMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Fred M. VinsonMajority
Harold BurtonDissent
William O. DouglasDissent
Hugo BlackDissent

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