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1951 term · Vinson Court · 7-1

Dixon v. Duffy, Warden

342 U.S. 33 · 72 S. Ct. 10 · 1951 U.S. LEXIS 1370

The record

Term
1951
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
7-1
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Stay/petition/motion granted
Docket
79
U.S. Reports
342 U.S. 33
S. Ct. citation
72 S. Ct. 10
LEXIS citation
1951 U.S. LEXIS 1370

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Dixon v. Duffy, Warden.
JusticeVote
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Harold BurtonMajority
Robert H. JacksonMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
Fred M. VinsonMajority
William O. DouglasDissent

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