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1951 term · Vinson Court · 7-2

Jennings v. Illinois

342 U.S. 104 · 72 S. Ct. 123 · 1951 U.S. LEXIS 1273

The record

Term
1951
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
95
U.S. Reports
342 U.S. 104
S. Ct. citation
72 S. Ct. 123
LEXIS citation
1951 U.S. LEXIS 1273

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Jennings v. Illinois.
JusticeVote
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Harold BurtonMajority
Robert H. JacksonMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
Fred M. VinsonMajority
Sherman MintonDissent
Felix FrankfurterDissent

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