1950 term · Vinson Court · 5-4
Garner et al. v. Board of Public Works of Los Angeles et al.
341 U.S. 716 · 71 S. Ct. 909 · 1951 U.S. LEXIS 1731
The record
- Term
- 1950
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Vinson Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 453
- U.S. Reports
- 341 U.S. 716
- S. Ct. citation
- 71 S. Ct. 909
- LEXIS citation
- 1951 U.S. LEXIS 1731
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDDD
M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Sherman Minton | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| Robert H. Jackson | Majority |
| Stanley Reed | Majority |
| Fred M. Vinson | Majority |
| Harold Burton | Dissent |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| Felix Frankfurter | Dissent |
| Hugo Black | Dissent |
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