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1951 term · Vinson Court · 6-2

McMAHON v. United States et al.

342 U.S. 25 · 72 S. Ct. 17 · 1951 U.S. LEXIS 2358

The record

Term
1951
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
6-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
17
U.S. Reports
342 U.S. 25
S. Ct. citation
72 S. Ct. 17
LEXIS citation
1951 U.S. LEXIS 2358

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in McMAHON v. United States et al.
JusticeVote
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Harold BurtonMajority
Robert H. JacksonMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Fred M. VinsonMajority
William O. DouglasDissent
Hugo BlackDissent
Sherman MintonUnknown

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