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1951 term · Vinson Court · 8-1

Sutton v. Leib

342 U.S. 402 · 72 S. Ct. 398 · 1952 U.S. LEXIS 2383

The record

Term
1951
Decided
Issue area
Interstate Relations
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Unspecifiable
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
143
U.S. Reports
342 U.S. 402
S. Ct. citation
72 S. Ct. 398
LEXIS citation
1952 U.S. LEXIS 2383

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityC 1 concurringD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Sutton v. Leib.
JusticeVote
Sherman MintonMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Harold BurtonMajority
Robert H. JacksonMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Fred M. VinsonMajority
Felix FrankfurterRegular concurrence
Hugo BlackDissent

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